--- title: Will Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Be Extended Into 2022? description: Enhanced child tax credit payments, which give checks to families worth up to $1,800 per child are set to end in 2021 — unless Congress acts. authors: - name: Julia Glum role: Managing Editor url: https://money.com/author/julia-glum/ bio: A graduate of the University of Florida, Julia has more than eight years of experience in personal finance journalism. In addition to overseeing news and newsletters, she leads Money’s tax coverage, which includes extensive reporting on tax credits, policy changes and the IRS. education: University of Florida at_money_since: 2018 articles: 453 covers: - Taxes - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Technology also_seen_in: - Newsweek - International Business Times - CBS News - Good Morning America - WUSA9 - Pix 11 - The New York Times - Mashable - The Washington Post - CNBC - Politico social: - https://x.com/superjulia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-glum published: '2021-12-10T11:00:24.000Z' modified: '2024-01-10T17:03:39.000Z' section: Taxes tags: - News - Taxes word_count: 463 canonical: https://money.com/child-tax-credit-payments-extended-2022/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Mother And Father Helping Their Two Children With Homework At Kitchen Table](https://img.money.com/2021/12/News-Child-Tax-Credit-Extended-Into-2022.jpg) The final advance [child tax credit payment](https://money.com/child-tax-credit-july-payment/) for 2021 is set to hit bank accounts on Dec. 15, rounding out a six-month series of checks that supported an [estimated](https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0482) 61 million American kids. Now, families are asking: What about 2022? The American Rescue Plan signed into law earlier this year [enhanced the 2021 child tax credit](https://money.com/2021-child-tax-credit-payments-start/), increasing its maximum value, making it fully refundable and expanding eligibility. Families could qualify for up to $3,000 per child between ages 6 and 17 and $3,600 per child under 6 — and receive half of the sum before actually filing their taxes. But the changes weren't permanent. Without further congressional action, the child tax credit will revert back to $2,000. The monthly installments will end. And according to a growing chorus of advocates, that's unacceptable. Leading the charge is President Joe Biden himself, who included a proposal to extend the enhanced child tax credit through Dec. 31, 2022, in his [Build Back Better plan](https://www.whitehouse.gov/build-back-better/). The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill just before Thanksgiving. Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., [released a statement](https://newdemocratcoalition.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/new-democrat-coalition-chair-calls-for-senate-to-act-on-build-back-better-act-before-child-tax-credit-expires) Monday pushing the Senate to take action. "It is time for the Senate to act before the expanded Child Tax Credit payments expire at the end of December," DelBene said. "American families cannot afford to lose this critical middle-class tax cut, which has cut child poverty in half and helped millions of families afford childcare, pay their bills and put food on the table." The timing is a major issue. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., [has said](https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/12/06/senate-build-back-better-debt-limit/) he wants a vote before Christmas — but holdouts like Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., have [reportedly](https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/02/politics/joe-manchin-biden-build-back-better/index.html) expressed hesitation. Tweaking the legislation to shore up votes like Manchin's could delay passage into the new year, meaning families may start 2022 without a firm plan for child tax credit installments in place. "Families need to know that critical programs like the child tax credit will continue uninterrupted," Schumer [told](https://www.c-span.org/video/?516503-1/senate-session&start=8810) the Senate Monday. While waiting for Congress, there's not much families can do in the meantime. If you received [monthly child tax credit payments](https://money.com/child-tax-credit-july-payment/) in 2021, remember to claim the other half of the money when you file your income taxes next spring. Look out for a Letter 6419 from the IRS to arrive in January with information about how much you received. If your family didn't get the CTC payments but you believe you qualify — or if you [opted out](https://money.com/why-should-parents-opt-out-of-monthly-child-tax-credit-payments/) — you can claim the entire credit on your taxes. ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/child-tax-credit-payments-extended-2022/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Taxes", "item": "https://money.com/taxes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Child Tax Credit", "item": "https://money.com/child-tax-credit/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Will Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Be Extended Into 2022?" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/child-tax-credit-payments-extended-2022/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/child-tax-credit-payments-extended-2022/", "name": "Will Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Be Extended Into 2022?", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2021-12-10T11:00:24.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/child-tax-credit-payments-extended-2022/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/child-tax-credit-payments-extended-2022/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-01-10T17:03:39.000Z" }, { "@type": "NewsArticle", "headline": "Will Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Be Extended Into 2022?", "articleSection": "Taxes", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2021/12/News-Child-Tax-Credit-Extended-Into-2022.jpg", "width": 2880, "height": 1920, "caption": "News-Child-Tax-Credit-Extended-Into-2022" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julia Glum", "url": "https://money.com/author/julia-glum/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/julia-glum/#author", "description": "A graduate of the University of Florida, Julia has more than eight years of experience in personal finance journalism. 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