October 23, 2021
Friends – We are reaching out with important information about the Child Tax Credit, including the upcoming deadline for non-tax filers to sign up and helpful resources for you to share with your communities. Thank you in advance for helping us spread the word about the Child Tax Credit, which is already making a big difference in the lives of millions of families.
Deadline for advance payments
GetCTC.org, the simplified filing tool, closes on November 15th. Since the first payments were sent in July, Treasury and the IRS have delivered tens of billions of dollars to families including more than 60 million children each month. Unless Congress acts to extend the CTC, these monthly payments will stop in December. If you are eligible for the Child Tax Credit but don’t sign up for advance monthly payments by the November 15 deadline, you can still claim the full credit of up to $3,600 per child by filing your taxes next year.
Continued awareness
We still need your help identifying individuals who can sign up for the CTC and spreading the word. You can share this reminder from Vice President Harris and a fuller outreach toolkit can be found here.
Social Media Posts to Share
Since the first expanded #ChildTaxCredit payments were sent in July, families of over 60 million children have gotten up to $350 per child each month to help care for them. Unless Congress acts to extend the CTC, these monthly payments will stop in December.
The #ChildTaxCredit is helping families care for children. The Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey showed 55% of middle-income families spent their first payments on food, 26% spent it on clothes, & 23% spend it on costs related to school. This is public policy for families.
For the first time in our nation’s history, American working families are receiving monthly tax relief payments to help pay for essentials like doctor’s visits, school supplies, and groceries. The expanded #ChildTaxCredit is an important way to help us #BuildBackBetter.
Links to Share
ChildTaxCredit.gov
CTC NonFiler Sign-Up Tool (mobile-friendly and bilingual) | English | Spanish
The CTC Explainer
How Has the CTC Changed this Year?
Spread the Word on the CTC
Key Messaging to Share
The American Rescue Plan expanded the Child Tax Credit for 2021 to get more help to more families. The credit increased from $2,000 per child in 2020 to $3,600 for each child under age 6. For each child ages 6 to 16, it’s increased from $2,000 to $3,000. It also makes 17-year-olds eligible for the $3,000 credit.
To get money to families sooner, the IRS is sending out half of the 2021 Child Tax Credit this year in monthly payments. Eligible families received a payment of up to $300 per month for each child under age 6 and up to $250 per month for each child age 6 to 17.
If you haven’t yet signed up for this year’s payments, it’s not too late—the deadline is November 15. You can find out more at ChildTaxCredit.gov.
Since the first payments were sent in July, Treasury and the IRS have delivered tens of billions of dollars to families including more than 60 million children each month. Unless Congress acts to extend the CTC, these monthly payments will stop in December.
The Child Tax Credit is an important part of the Build Back Better agenda. If the monthly advance Child Tax Credit isn’t extended past December, the families currently benefiting from this reliable relief will face tighter monthly budgets and difficult choices to make ends meet.
For the first time in our nation’s history, American working families are receiving monthly tax relief payments to help pay for essentials like doctor’s visits, school supplies, and groceries. This major middle-class tax relief and step in reducing child poverty is a remarkable economic and moral victory for America.
The CTC is directly helping families care for children. Within weeks of the first payments going out, the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey data showed that 55% of middle-income families spent their Child Tax Credit payments on food, 26% spent it on clothes, and 23% spend it on costs related to school and afterschool.
Studies indicate the #ChildTaxCredit will have a long-term positive impact for the entire U.S. by improving children’s health, education, and future earnings. A national survey from researchers at the Social Policy Institute found that 24% of middle-income families planned to use their CTC payments for childcare expenses and almost 50% planned to buy food for their family.
Research to Share
Economic Hardship Declined in Households With Children as Child Tax Credit Payments Arrived
The new child tax credit does more than just cut poverty
The Initial Effects of the Expanded Child Tax Credit on Material Hardship
Videos to Share
Vice President Harris
Secretary Yellen
Spanish Language video feat. Angélica María