Definitions for "Child tax credit"
Certain taxpayers who have children are entitled to a tax credit on their federal income tax return. The credit is granted for each qualifying child. The credit is phased out (not permitted) for upper income taxpayers.
This is generally available to families with children who have an income of up to £58,000 a year and who work at least 16 hours a week.
The Child Tax Credit was created in 1997 to lower the tax liabilities of families with qualified children.