B2 – Upper Intermediate
A revamped child allowance program will soon be enjoyed by Americans families. The IRS will soon start sending $300 to families with children ages 0-5 and $250 for each child 6 to 17 years old.
This is an effort to combat child poverty in the country. But is it too soon to celebrate the child tax credit payments?
Read the article about child tax credit payments in the US.
https://www.businessinsider.com/irs-child-tax-credit-payment-dates-families-monthly-payments-2021-6
Discussion Questions:
- What is the child tax credit and who are eligible to receive this payment? What do you think of this incentive?
- What are your thoughts on the possibility that some moderate Senate Democrats may push for cuts to the measure?
- Compare the child tax credit system or child allowance program of your country and the US.
- What benefits from the government do children in your country have?
- Share your thoughts on this statement: “Children and families must be able to count on this benefit long after the end of this pandemic.”