RI Child Tax Rebates Will Start Being Issued This Week: McKee

RHODE ISLAND — Rhode Island started issuing child tax rebates to qualifying families on Monday, Gov. Dan McKee said.

Child tax rebate payments were a benefit approved in the Fiscal Year 2023 budget signed by McKee and approved by the General Assembly.

The tax cut plan provides rebates of $250 per child, up to three children for Rhode Island residents making $100,000 a year or less and for joint filers making up to $200,00o. State officials said the plan will support about 115,000 Rhode Island families.

"Our Administration is continuing to deliver relief to Rhode Islanders as we build on our state’s economic momentum," McKee said in a news conference in Warwick Monday. "The Child Tax Rebate Program allows us to distribute over $40 million in direct support specifically to middle and lower-income families with children. We know costs are rising nationwide, and that’s why Rhode Island is continuing to step up and provide relief on utility prices, small business taxes, and everyday costs."

State officials said the Rhode Island Division of Taxation will disperse payments to qualified tax filers over the next several weeks.

Information about the Child Tax Rebate program, including a rebate payment tracker, can be found on the Division’s website.