U.S. antipoverty tax credit expansion may have unintended costs for children’s development

October 21, 2026 · 7:10 am 1 sources

Image: Phys.org

Coverage

More coverage

• U.S. antipoverty tax credit expansion may have unintended costs for children's development
  Phys.org · October 21, 2026 07:10
  As part of U.S. welfare reforms in the 1990s to provide adequate financial support to low-income families while avoiding disincentivizing work, policymakers expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). This change encouraged people to work more by giving greater benefits with greater earned…