The two-child limit means many low-income families do not receive further benefits when they have a third or subsequent child ...

Scrapping the cap is one of the most cost-effective ways of reducing child poverty. The Resolution Foundation thinktank ...

HOUSTON – Months after the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG) switched to a new child support payment system, parents across the state say they’re still waiting for money that should have ...

Hundreds of families have had their child benefit payments stopped because they returned to Northern Ireland via Dublin airport. It follows the introduction of a new government anti-fraud system ...

The child poverty rate in California nearly tripled from 2021 to 2024 -- 7.5% to 18.6% -- and is now the fourth highest in the country, according to new KIDS COUNT data from the Annie E. Casey ...

Tax dependents are either qualifying children or qualifying relatives, and they can score you some big tax breaks. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners ...

Have you heard about the 2025 tax and spending megabill that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4? This new law (Public Law 119-21 and referred to by Trump as the “big, beautiful bill”) ...

The federal child tax credit (CTC) is a key benefit that helps families offset the costs of raising children. For years, data show that the CTC has provided tax relief to millions of households, with ...

Parents could see a bigger refund next year thanks to updates to the Child Tax Credit and other family-friendly IRS changes taking effect in 2026. The Child Tax Credit rises to a maximum of $2,200 per ...

Nearly 24,000 New Mexico families could be missing out on more than $10 million in child tax credits they didn’t claim on their 2023 or 2024 returns.According to the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue ...