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Working Families Tax Credit

British  

noun

  1. (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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Hundreds of thousands of eligible Washington families have not yet applied for the state’s new Working Families Tax Credit, which gives up to $1,200 to low-income families and individuals.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

Nearly 400,000 households are eligible for Washington’s new Working Families Tax Credit, which will give as much as $1,200 a year to low-income working 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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