Opinion The GOP wants to expand the child tax credit — but not for poor kids Even a proposal meant to benefit children would cut out low-income households.

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The proposal also calls for expanding the EITC to workers ages 65 and 66 — currently ineligible for the tax credit. It is projected to affect about 300,000 workers in the older age group.

The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" could make it harder to claim a low-income tax credit. If enacted as written, the House-approved measure would require precertification for each qualifying child ...

As Senate Republicans debate President Donald Trump 's "big beautiful bill", a lesser-known provision from the House-approved package could make it harder to claim a low-income tax credit.

The G.O.P. bill raises the maximum credit to $2,500 per child, from $2,000, and includes virtually all middle- and upper-income families.