Community and Family
People are returning to food banks because the price of food is so high
Many were former clients who thought they’d never need pantries again. But food prices are skyrocketing. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
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Community and Family
Nearly 4 million U.S. children were pushed into poverty when the child tax credit expansion ended
Latino and Black children experienced the largest percentage-point increases in poverty. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Community and Family
What happened to those in poverty with the child tax credit expansion ended?
Advocates are angered over the loss, but many Americans weren’t in favor of it. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
En Español
Miles podrían recibir otro cheque de estímulo de $1,400 el 2022: ¿calificas?
Los cheques serían enviados durante la temporada de impuestos del 2021, que termina en abril del 2022. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Income and Wages
Biden’s child tax credit is cutting poverty in Philly, but many with deepest needs aren’t getting the cash
Nearly 14,000 children in the city are at risk of not getting the credit because their guardians don’t regularly file taxes, according to the IRS estimates from this summer. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
En Español
Formulario 6419 del IRS: qué es y porqué es importante que lo guardes si lo recibes
Según el IRS, la carta será enviada en enero del 2022 a quienes fueron beneficiados por el Crédito Tributario por Hijos. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
En Español
¿Cuidas de niños que no son tuyos? Podrías recibir jugoso crédito del IRS
Los cheques del crédito por hijos están siendo enviados mensualmente en pagos de entre $250 y $300 a las personas elegibles. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Community and Family
Low-income people who don’t file tax returns will have a hard time accessing child tax credit checks
Families nationwide begin receiving child tax credit payments from the federal government last week, but some worry the poorest Americans may never see a dollar. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Community and Family
IRS launches new online sign-up for advance child tax credits
Families eligible for the 2021 child tax credits, but who do not need to file taxes, have a new way of enrolling in the federal stimulus program. | From WHYY (Read more.)
Income and Wages
What the new child tax credit means for you
Instead of simply reducing the tax burden, the credit will be dispensed in periodic payments to people who qualify, functioning sort of like a version of temporary universal basic income for families with kids. | From: WHYY (Read more.)