ConditionalOutcome forecast conditional on a policy state.

Child poverty 2028 | TCJA extension passes by Q2 2026

Conditional on a full TCJA extension package (CTC at $2,000, current refundability, current EITC) being enacted by June 30, 2026, what will the SPM child poverty rate be in 2028?

conditional on: TCJA extension package matching House framework enacted by 2026-06-30

current forecast · 80% CI11.5%
10.3%11.5%12.8%
history:2022: 12.4%2023: 13.7%2024: 13.4%2025e: 12.9%2027e (cond.): 11.8%

static prototype estimate · seeded forecast value

Key drivers

  • Conditional CTC parameters
  • Labor-force trajectory under stable policy
  • Refundability phase-in

Resolution

source
Census SPM annual release
expected
September 15, 2029
rule
Resolves to the official Census SPM child poverty rate for 2028, conditional on the event 'a TCJA extension package matching at least the House-passed framework on CTC and EITC is enacted by 2026-06-30.' If the conditioning event does not occur, the forecast cell is marked unresolved.
Data point
census.spm.child_poverty_rate.2028

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