The February 2026 monthly data are available via IPUMS CPS. We have not yet processed the January 2026 data that were recently re-released by the Census Bureau. October 2025 data were not collected during the U.S. federal government shutdown.
Codes and Frequencies
Description
Received extended child tax credit, 2022-2024
UH_HECTCYN_A1 reports whether the respondent or anyone else in the household received an Advance Child Tax Credit payment from the Federal Government. The child tax credit was expanded in 2021 as part of the American Rescue Plan. Parents received benefits monthly beginning in July of 2021.
Universe
- All households
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |