The Effects of the Monthly and Lump-Sum Child Tax Credit Payments on Food and Housing Hardship.

Autor: PAROLIN, ZACHARY, ANANAT, ELIZABETH, COLLYER, SOPHIE, CURRAN, MEGAN, WIMER, CHRISTOPHER
Zdroj: AEA Papers & Proceedings; May2023, Vol. 113, p406-412, 7p
Abstrakt: The article focuses on the effects of the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) on food and housing hardship. It examines the monthly and lump-sum payments of the CTC and finds that households experienced a decrease in food insecurity during the monthly payment period and a decrease in rent/mortgage arrears during the lump-sum payment period.
Databáze: Complementary Index