Policy Paper

Let Us Rise: How Parents and Caregivers Would Design a Permanent Child Allowance to Advance Racial and Economic Justice

May 11, 2023

Related Areas of Focus: Child Tax Credit and Child Allowance

To learn how a child allowance can be designed to meet families’ needs and advance racial and economic justice, CSSP interviewed more than 40 Black, Latinx, and other parents and caregivers of color with low and moderate incomes, asking about their goals for themselves and their families, their experiences with the Child Tax Credit and other programs that helped meet their needs, and what they would need from a permanent child allowance in order to support their families and fulfill their goals.

Download an infographic from this report detailing the difficulty in obtaining economic supports.

(26 pp)

About the Author

  • Elisa Minoff

    Director of Economic Security, Senior Fellow in Policy History

Share this story with your network!