As Congress debates whether to extend a government program offering monthly payments for children — a key piece of the Biden administration’s anti-poverty agenda — funds have yet to reach some needy families, particularly in immigrant communities
Laura, a 27-year-old Hyattsville, Md., mother of two young children, should have been receiving $550 a month since July, when payments began on the expanded child tax credit program. Laura — who declined to give her last name because she is undocumented — first had to apply for an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number to file her income taxes to access the benefit for her U.S.-born children.
Pablo Blank, senior manager of immigrant integration at CASA, a grass-roots immigrant advocacy organization, said that a backlog of ITIN applications means many Spanish-speaking communities in the Washington region are missing out on the child tax credit payments when they are most needed. Part of the American Recovery Act passed in March, the expanded CTC offers monthly payments of $300 for each child 5 and under, and $250 for each child ages 6 to 17.
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