Child Tax Credit: When Will Parents Get Their First Monthly Check?

(CBS Detroit) — The Child Tax Credit was established over two decades ago to ease the financial burden of raising a child. Parents and guardians in qualifying households are about to receive a little more help from the federal government. The American Rescue Plan, passed in mid-March, increases the amount of the credit and changes its implementation in important ways.
The $1.9 trillion COVID relief package raises the Child Tax Credit from $2,000 to up to $3,600, depending on the child&rsqu