Rep. Kim To Discuss Child Tax Credit At Telephone Town Hall

Rep. Andy Kim (D-3) will host a telephone town hall to discuss the expansion of the Child Tax Credit at 5:30 p.m. July 21, the congressman announced on Thursday.

The credit is worth between $3,000 and $3,600 per child for nearly all working families. Payments were supposed to start coming in on Thursday.

Residents of Burlington and Ocean Counties can sign up for the telephone town hall on the Congressman’s website by clicking here.

“I voted to pass these important changes to the Child Tax Credit because our working families have been through so much during the past year, and they need help,” Kim said. “As I’ve traveled across Burlington and Ocean counties, meeting with our neighbors at Head Start centers and service organizations that support people in our community, it’s clear to me how much these tax credits will make an impact. If you’re a parent or are just concerned about helping working families recover from this crisis, I hope you’ll join me next week for our town hall.”

Kim will be joined by Channell Wilkins, CEO of OCEAN Inc, and Nadia Hussain, Senior Campaign Director for Early Learning from Moms Rising, who will speak to issues working families are facing in New Jersey, and how the expanded Child Tax Credit and other measures can provide assistance.

Families who make less than $150,000 or a year or parents filing as individuals making less than $112,500 will receive $250 a month for children between 6 and 17 years old, and $300 a month for children younger than 6.

Families will receive their remaining expanded Child Tax Credit from the first six months of the year when they file their 2021 tax return.

The expanded Child Tax Credit, in addition to other direct help for working families through the American Rescue Plan, addresses documented rises in poverty and hunger afflicting working families as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Kim has been visiting schools, Head Start facilities, and community support facilities throughout Burlington and Ocean counties to hear from people directly helping working families, and to discuss how the Child Tax Credit changes will impact New Jerseyans they serve