Poverty, the EITC, and the Child Tax Credit

The federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) are among the most important anti-poverty programs in America. The table below examines two types of families living below the official poverty line — those with one parent and two children and those with two parents and three children — and the impact that the EITC and CTC has on them.

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