Support the financial well-being of families
Enact a refundable state Child Tax Credit (CTC) to help offset the increasing costs of raising a family
A growing number of states, including Utah, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, have introduced bipartisan legislation to enact or expand child tax credits, which bolster the economic security of families. Georgia policymakers can employ a CTC to help families make ends meet now and enable children to thrive into the future.
Invest in TANF income support for family
TANF can ease financial stress and lift children out of poverty by helping families afford basic necessities. Policymakers can drastically mprove TANF by increasing: monthly eligibility limits; the maximum TANF allotment; the lifetime benefit limit; and the asset limit (from $1,000 to $5,000). Currently, families must make less than minimum wage to meet both the eligibility limits and work requirements.
Help families with young children afford diapers and other basic needs, such as by eliminating the state sales tax on diapers
One in two families struggle to afford this basic need, which keeps babies clean and healthy. Furthermore, young children cannot attend child care programs without diapers.
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