Parents struggle after monthly child tax credit payments end
CNN
Losing the enhanced monthly child tax credit has made it difficult for some parents to afford necessities like diapers and day care. Democratic senators who support the enhanced credit are urging President Joe Biden to preserve it in his Build Back Better plan.
"That is a huge expense," said Lansdowne, 26, who worked as a case worker for the state of Maryland until the fall and had hoped she'd continue receiving the $300 monthly infusion this year. "When you don't have the funds to cover those things, you've got to get creative."
Lansdowne, who also cut off cable at her Martinsburg, West Virginia, home to help her afford the mortgage, is looking for a job. But it's not easy since she'd have to shell out hundreds of dollars a month for child care for Kaleasi and her baby sister, Lalani, who is four months old.