Rebecca Hasdell, Author at The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Fri, 07 Aug 2020 12:14:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Rebecca Hasdell, Author at The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com 32 32 163009088 Millions of America’s working poor may lose out on key anti-poverty tax credit because of the pandemic https://www.chicagoreporter.com/millions-of-americas-working-poor-may-lose-out-on-key-anti-poverty-tax-credit-because-of-the-pandemic/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/millions-of-americas-working-poor-may-lose-out-on-key-anti-poverty-tax-credit-because-of-the-pandemic/#respond Fri, 07 Aug 2020 12:15:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6321923 The earned income tax credit lifts around 6 million of the working poor out of poverty every year, but with the economy hammered by COVID-19, many might not get the benefit they need.

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