Strengthening the EITC for Childless Workers Would Promote Work and Reduce Poverty

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a report discussing the benefits of strengthening the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for childless workers in order to promote work and reduce poverty. The report addresses how strengthening the credit could bring about social and economic benefits through an increase in labor participation, marriage rates, and a decrease in incarceration rates. In addition to this, examples on how to strengthen the EITC for childless workers are also discussed.