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(Washington, D.C.) According to the results of a new national survey, the vast majority of eligible families reported awareness of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and claimed it in their tax filings, but gaps for Hispanic families and those without a college degree present outreach challenges for the expanded CTC benefit that was part of the American Rescue Plan (signed into law in March).
Ipsos Research, in conjunction with the National Women’s Law Center, the Center for Law and Social Policy, the Children’s Defense Fund, Columbia University’s Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP), Prosperity Now, the Urban Institute-Brookings Institution Tax Policy Center, and the University of California Berkeley conducted a national survey of 1,031 eligible families during the first two weeks of July before the first monthly CTC payments were distributed. According to that survey:
A memo detailing the full results of the survey can be found here.
The results arrive as Congress is debating the details of the budget framework passed by both chambers last month, which included making the Child Tax Credit expansions a permanent benefit for parents and families. It also comes after a nationwide eviction moratorium expires and expanded unemployment insurance ends for approximately 7.5 million workers across the country, leaving many families starting a new school year with no support at all.
When respondents were asked how they planned to spend the tax benefits received this year, the survey found:
A memo detailing the full results of the survey can be found here.