Tax Credit Increase Would Exclude Millions of Low-Income Children, Study Finds NYT | Top Stories Jason DeParle 6 June 2025 at 06:33 The domestic policy bill passed by the House raises the maximum child tax credit to $2,500. But about a third of children would not receive the full credit because their parents have low wages or lack jobs. © Kenny Holston/The New York TimesThe Republican plan to raise the credit, which would cost nearly $25 billion a year, renews partisan jousting over the program’s purpose.