Donald Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' narrowly passed the House and proposes raising the child tax credit to $2,500 while instituting stricter eligibility requirements. Under the bill, families will be disqualified from receiving this tax credit if one parent lacks a Social Security number, potentially leaving millions—estimates range from 2 million to 4.5 million—without access to these benefits. This provision may significantly impact American families, especially those with mixed-status parents, despite child tax credits generally enjoying bipartisan support for their role in addressing poverty.
The 'One Big Beautiful Bill' could provide an increase to the child tax credit but limits access, potentially excluding millions of eligible children from benefits.
The requirement for both parents to have Social Security numbers to qualify for the child tax credit may result in 2 to 4.5 million children being denied that aid.
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