We examine disparities in Child Tax Credit (CTC) eligibility and anti-poverty effects since 1998 by family type …. Initially, single mothers were least likely to be eligible and were underrepresented among those lifted from poverty by the CTC …, because the credit was virtually nonrefundable. By 2017, disparities by family type mostly disappear, as eligibility and anti-poverty …

We examine disparities in Child Tax Credit (CTC) eligibility and anti-poverty effects since 1998 by family type …. Initially, single mothers were least likely to be eligible and were underrepresented among those lifted from poverty by the CTC …, because the credit was virtually nonrefundable. By 2017, disparities by family type mostly disappear, as eligibility and anti-poverty …

half of immigrant workers earned less than twice the minimum wage. These hard working individuals are living in poverty …. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) lifts almost 20 million low-income working individuals out of poverty every year …