Expansion of Child Tax Credits and Mental Health of Parents With Low Income in 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The 2021 Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion, as part of the American Rescue Plan Act, offered financial relief through generous monthly tax benefits to families with children amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of heightened concerns about mental health during the pandemic, the expanded CTC may have alleviated parental mental health challenges, especially within families with low income.

Objective

To investigate the association between the 2021 CTC expansion and mental health among parents with low income as measured by depression and anxiety symptoms.

Design, setting, and participants

This repeated cross-sectional study used data from the Household Pulse Survey covering April 14, 2021, to January 10, 2022, in the US. A difference-in-difference-in-difference

SUBMITTER: Nam J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10882416 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature