Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer helps Wes Hansen, 4, eat an apple during breakfast break at Repetto Elementary School in Monterey Park, California, on August 17, 2021. Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images The expanded child tax credit , signed into law by President Joe Biden more than two years ago, provided families with children with monthly installments of $250 or $300 , reduced rates of child poverty, and served as a lifeline for low-income families. The tax credit expired after the 2022 tax year, and efforts to revive it were unsuccessful . […]
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