Garamendi Encourages Hardworking Families to Watch for Child Tax Credit Monthly Payments Beginning in July

48,600 Households, Covering 86% Of All Children in California’s 3rd Congressional District, Could Get Up to $300 Per Child Every Month from July-December as Part of American Rescue Plan Garamendi Helped Pass  

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) is encouraging hardworking families to be on the lookout for advance monthly payments of the Child Tax Credit of up to $300 per month per child beginning July 15th through December.  

“Child Tax Credit Monthly Payments will help set America’s children up for success and put more money in the pockets of hardworking parents sooner, to pay for childcare or put gas in the car so they can go to work and help fuel our economy while building better lives for their families,” said Garamendi.  

Major Tax Relief for Nearly All Working Families: 

How Much Is the Child Tax Credit Expansion from the American Rescue Plan? 

The American Rescue Plan expanded the Child Tax Credit to up to $3,600 per child for children ages 0 to 5 and $3,000 per child for children ages 6 to 17.   

The American Rescue Plan also authorized advance monthly payments of the Child Tax Credit through December 2021.  Beginning in July and running through December, qualifying families can get up to:  

Families will get their remaining expanded Child Tax Credit when they file their 2021 tax return.  

Who Qualifies? 

Families will qualify for a full credit if their income is below $75,000 for single filers, $112,000 for people filing as head of household, or $150,000 for people who are married and filing jointly. 

How Do I Get My Payment? 

Watch out for scams 

According to IRS.gov: “The IRS urges everyone to be on the lookout for scams related to both Advance Child Tax Credit payments and Economic Impact Payments. The IRS emphasized that the only way to get either of these benefits is by either filing a tax return with the IRS or registering online through the Non-filer Sign-up tool, exclusively on IRS.gov. Any other option is a scam. 

Watch out for scams using email, phone calls, or texts related to the payments. Be careful and cautious: The IRS never sends unsolicited electronic communications asking anyone to open attachments or visit a non-governmental website.”