Experts say much will depend on whether the expanded credits continue. There were times throughout the COVID-19 pandemic when Maeghan Murdock worried about how her family -- which includes a newborn - ...

The U.S. has one of the highest child poverty rates among wealthy nations. Here’s a look at some struggles kids living in poverty face. Kaylie, pictured in the 2012 documentary “Poor Kids” and the ...

Millions of families in the U.S. are receiving their first monthly child tax credit relief payments Thursday and President Joe Biden delivered remarks to acknowledge the "historic day." "I believe ...

(Bloomberg) -- The dozen US states that implemented a refundable child tax credit program in the wake of the pandemic held down child poverty rates relative to states that didn’t act, according to an ...

WASHINGTON — The temporary expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 reduced child poverty in the United States ...

Community partners with a federal feeding program talk with a community member at an outreach event in North Charleston in February 2025. USDA photo. A recent report on child poverty in South Carolina ...

The government unveiled its long-awaited child poverty strategy overnight – but it has split opinion, with some critics fearing it is not ambitious enough. Child poverty has been a sticking point for ...