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Relief eligibility for refundable only pathways. A and B correspond to S1 and S2 scenario respectively.

Relief eligibility for refundable only pathways. A and B correspond to S1 and S2 scenario respectively.

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Figure 3: Relief eligibility estimates by parental group (S2). Solid...
Figure 4: Relief eligibility for maximum envisioned per-child benefit....
Figure 5: Relief eligibility for refundable only pathways. A and B...
Figure 6: Impact of ACTC-CTC parity by credit size. A and B correspond...
Estimating beneficiaries of the child tax credit: past, present, and future
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  • May 2022
Government efforts to address child poverty commonly encompass economic assistance programs that bolster household income. The Child Tax Credit (CTC) is the most prominent example of this. Introduced by the United States Congress in 1997, the program endeavors to help working parents via income stabilization. Our work examines the extent to which t...
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... this finding is misleading absent consideration of which relief pathway is utilized. Although single mothers are overrepresented in full relief eligibility, this is driven by their overrepresentation in full ACTC eligibility (Fig. 5a, 5b). Isolating relief eligibility via non-refundable mechanisms reveals that single fathers are overrepresented in full CTC eligibility, albeit to a lesser extent than single mothers' overrepresentation in full ACTC eligibility. Accounting for this consideration highlights -owing to lower income -single mothers' disproportionate reliance ...