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The Impact of the Child Tax Credit on Families

In 2021, Democrats temporarily expanded the child tax credit.

Here are the top five ways families used it:

College fund
42%
More or better-quality foods
49%
Clothing or other essentials
58%
Housing, food, and utilities
67%
Save for emergencies
75%
Source: Social Policy Institute Survey, Sept 2021

42% said they would use the credit to contribute to a college fund for their child(ren)

49% said they would use the credit to purchase more or better-quality foods for their family

58% said they would use the credit to purchase clothing or other essentials for their child(ren)

67% said they would apply the credit toward housing, food, and utilities

75% said they would use the credit to save for emergencies

Extending this credit would make a huge impact on childhood poverty

PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN POVERTY

<10%
10-15%
>15%
A map showing state-level child poverty rates before and after the expanded child tax credit. Before, most of the map shows rates above 10% with many states above 15%. After, all but 3 states show rates below 10%.
Source: Urban Institute, Sept 2021

Here's a map of childhood poverty rates around the country before the expanded child tax credit

Here's what would happen if the expanded credit were made permanent

That's over 4 million children lifted out of poverty

While creating new opportunities for millions more middle-class families

Share how the Child Tax Credit has impacted you

The expanded child tax credit expired at the end 2021.

Tell Congress how the expanded child tax credit impacted you or people you know and why it’s important to you that they pass Build Back Better and make the expanded child tax credit permanent.

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