Working Families Tax Credit

British

noun

(in Britain) a means-tested allowance paid to single parents or families who have at least one dependent child, who work at least 16 hours per week, and whose earnings are low. It replaced family credit

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Ferguson said Washington’s new tax would allow the state to extend its Working Families Tax Credit to an additional 460,000 families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The Working Families Tax Credit represents a move to shift the burden, by giving some money back to the state’s lowest earners.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023

So, in 2021, huge bipartisan majorities in the Legislature passed the Working Families Tax Credit to try to reduce the tax burden on low-income families.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2023

At the same time, Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, is drafting his own expansion of the Working Families Tax Credit, which he supported for years.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2022

According to state data, nearly 200,000 New Mexicans claimed the Working Families Tax Credit in 2019.

From Washington Times • Apr. 6, 2021

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