Child Tax Credit

According to a new report from the United Way of Connecticut, thousands of households are struggling to earn a living wage.

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) calls on the federal government to bring back the expanded child tax credit during the 2025 legislative session.

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) voted against a bipartisan tax package to expand a temporary child tax credit for low-income families because it would also boost three corporate tax breaks. Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) from Long Island also rejected the bill because it did not include a SALT provision.

Connecticut Senate Democrats propose more affordable housing and legislation to make it easier for low-income residents to take advantage of the state's child tax credit.

Connecticut Voices for Children wants the state government to fund a child tax credit to work toward fixing racial, ethnic and class tax inequality.

More than $78 million in state child tax credit checks have gone out to eligible families in Connecticut this week, according to state officials.

The deadline for eligible Connecticut families to apply for the state’s $250 per child tax rebate checks is Sunday.

More than 90,000 Connecticut households filed for the state’s new child tax rebate in the program’s first week, Rep. Sean Scanlon, the Guilford Democrat who spearheaded the program in the legislature, announced Wednesday.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced that parents can apply for a one-time child tax rebate from the state by June 1 through the state Revenue Services Department website.

Child poverty rose nationally last month because of the end of an expanded Child Tax Credit, according to new data from the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University.