Next Child Tax Credit payment set to hit bank accounts
U.S. is sending the second installment in the enhanced program on August 13. Here's what you need to know.
Food stamps — now $7 a day — are set to get chopped
A 15% hike in nutritional aid ends next month. Experts say that will increase food insecurity for millions of Americans.
4.2 million gig workers will soon lose unemployment aid
Innovative PUA program will end in early September, cutting off the self-employed and freelancers from all jobless aid.
Families with an immigrant parent didn't get CTC payments
The tax agency said it's fixed the problem, with qualifying families scheduled to receive the payments in August.
At risk: 4 million children who may miss out on CTC payments
Low-income parents or those who had children born this year may need to take steps to get the credit, analysis says.
States that cut off jobless aid aren't seeing a hiring boom
States that cut jobless aid early aren't recovering jobs any faster than those that kept the benefit, a study finds.
Judge blocks Arkansas from early cutoff of unemployment aid
A judge ruled the state must restart pandemic jobless benefits that had been cut on June 26, citing potential harm.
Hiring in urban centers isn't keeping up with the burbs
Data from small- and mid-sized businesses show employment in suburbia recovering much faster than in city centers.
Brace for higher stamp prices in August — and slower delivery
Stamp prices will rise to 58 cents from 55 cents in August. Meanwhile, regulators warn about a plan to slow delivery.
What to do if your Child Tax Credit payment is wrong or missing
Some parents say their checks weren't for the correct amount, while others are still waiting. Here are a few answers.
These colors can boost a home's sale price by $5,000: Zillow
Homebuyers are "particularly sensitive" to interior paint, with some trendy colors a turnoff, the analysis found.
IRS sending millions more additional stimulus checks
Another 2.2 million payments are landing in bank accounts and mailboxes, with some people getting "plus-up" payments.
States overpaid nearly $13 billion in jobless aid, watchdog says
The overpayments occurred in several pandemic programs, but only one billion is related to fraud, the report says.
Here's how families plan to use their Child Tax Credit money
It was a choice between "back-to-school stuff or food" before the first government check arrived, one mom said.
Child Tax Credit: How much you'll get — and how to opt out
Questions abound about the new tax program, ranging from whether newborns can get checks to the impact of marital status.