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<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nThe\u00a0Department of Public Social Services\u00a0<\/a>(DPSS) is helping to spread awareness about the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) expansion of the\u00a02021 Advance Child Tax Credit\u00a0<\/a>(ACTC), which is\u00a0benefiting low-income families and reducing child poverty in Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n According to the IRS, the ACTC expansion will lift 4.1 million children above the poverty line and reduce child poverty by more than 40 percent.<\/p>\n \u201cThis partnership is definitely a home run for the many families who will benefit from the tax credit,\u201d said DPSS Director Antonia Jim\u00e9nez.<\/p>\n Most families in the U.S. will get Advance Child Tax Credit payments automatically,\u00a0however,\u00a0some\u00a0families\u00a0who are considered \u201cnon-filers\u201d will need to confirm their eligibility by using the\u00a0Child\u00a0Tax\u00a0Credit\u00a0Non-filer\u00a0Sign-up Tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n Additional information about the ACTC is available online on the\u00a0IRS\u00a02021\u00a0Advance\u00a0Child<\/a>\u00a0Tax\u00a0Credit\u00a0FAQ\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\nKey<\/strong>\u00a0Facts:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The credit is worth $3,000 per child (ages 5 and under at the end of 2021) and $3,600 per child (ages 6 through 17 at the end of 2021)<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
Families with low or no recent earnings will receive the full credit amount<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
Families will receive $300 a month for each child under age 5 and under and $250 a month for each child ages 6 to 17 years old<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n