Child Tax Credit: When Will You Get Your First Check?

(CBS Detroit) — The revised Child Tax Credit will start giving parents more money in the coming weeks. The credit originated in the late 1990s to help defray the costs of raising a child. President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, passed in mid-March, changes the amount and how it’s distributed. The $1.9 trillion COVID relief package increases the amount from $2,000 to as much as $3,600, depending on the child’s age and the family’s income. And qualifying parents will