Child Tax Credit Awareness Day

Today the Administration for Children and Families engaged with grantees, families, and community partners to recognize Child Tax Credit (CTC) Awareness Day. Starting July 15 and through the end of the year, most families will receive a monthly payment of $300 per child under 6 and $250 per child ages 6-17. The IRS has launched a simplified online tool which will allow families not automatically enrolled in the program because they did not have to file taxes last year to receive the Child Tax Credit. Families can also visit ChildTaxCredit.gov to learn more about this important benefit.

Coupled with other investments in the American Rescue Plan, the Child Tax Credit will help cut child poverty in half. The specific impacts to families include:

• All working families will get the full credit if they make up to $150,000 for a couple or $112,500 for a family with a single parent. Families that earn more will get a smaller credit.
• Roughly 39 million households –covering 65 million children (nearly 90% of children in the United States) –will automatically receive the new child tax credit.
• Four in five families who are automatically enrolled will receive their benefit via direct deposit with no additional action required and those who do not have a bank account on file with the IRS will receive their benefit through the mail.

The American Rescue Plan provides access to the new Child Tax Credit in 2021, but families need support beyond just this year. That’s why President Biden proposed an extension in the American Families Plan, which will benefit families for years to come. This simple and straightforward benefit will make an enormous difference to children and families who have been hard-hit by the pandemic by supporting households in meeting their basic needs.

Help us spread the word about Child Tax Credit Awareness Day! Feel free to use and share the materials below with your networks and families.

Sample Posts for Twitter:

• Today is #ChildTaxCredit Awareness Day! Spread the word that #HelpIsHere. Families can go to www.childtaxcredit.gov to learn more about monthly payments.

• DYK? Starting on July 15 & through December, families can get monthly #ChildTaxCredit payments of $250 per child between 6-17 or $300 per child under 6. #HelpIsHere www.childtaxcredit.gov

• Fact: Even if you didn’t file taxes last year, you can still sign up to receive the #ChildTaxCredit. Learn more. https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/child-tax-credit-non-filer-sign-up-tool

• The new #ChildTaxCredit will help families with monthly checks for 2021, but we know the #AmericanFamiliesPlan would extend the new Child Tax Credit for years and years to come.

Sample Post for Facebook:

Today is Child Tax Credit Awareness Day! Starting July 15, the new Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan Act provides monthly benefits of $250 per child between ages 6-17 and $300 per child under age 6. The IRS has launched a simplified online tool which will allow families not automatically enrolled in the program to receive the Child Tax Credit – more information at ChildTaxCredit.gov. This new policy will help cut child poverty in half, but it’s only available in 2021. We need the American Families Plan so families can benefit for years and years to come.

Sample Email:

Dear [PARTNER],

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is inviting organizations, communities, and leaders to engage in Child Tax Credit Awareness Day—a day of action to get the word out far and wide on the new monthly payments of $250 to $300 for each child included in the American Rescue Plan to help families make ends meet. Child Tax Credit Awareness Day will:

• Ensure Americans know about this major tax relief—$3,000 to $3,600 per child—for nearly all families.

• Promote the need to extend these benefits for years and years as the President has proposed in his American Families Plan.

• Help give children a lifeline out of poverty by assisting eligible low-income families in signing up for Child Tax Credit benefits using a new, simple sign-up tool.

Starting July 15, most families are eligible to receive monthly payments of up to $250 per child ages 6-17 and $300 per child under age 6. Families should visit www.childtaxcredit.gov to learn more about this important benefit, and those that did not file taxes last year can use this tool provided by the IRS to sign up to receive benefits.

We encourage you to notify the families in your state and communities so that they can access this much-needed support for children.

The Office of Early Childhood Development (ECD) acts as a catalyst to create a collective impact and support the early learning and care of our nation’s children and their families.

Email: earlychildhooddevelopment@acf.hhs.gov
Website: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ecd
Location: 330 C Street Southwest, Washington, DC, USA
Phone: 1-877-696-6775
Twitter: @ecdgov