Time to check your bank accounts.
Thousands of families here in southern Nevada could be seeing money drop into their accounts as the first child tax credit payments are now out.
Jeremy Chen reports.
WAY TO CLASS.THANK YOU FOR STAYING WITHUS FOR 13 ACTION NEWS LIVE AT6-30.PARENTS..O YU MAY HAVEMORE MONEY IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.CHILD TAX CREDIT PAYMENTSARE NOW OUT... WITH THE FIRSTPAYMENTS... HITTING ACCOUNTSTODAY13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER...JEREMY CHEN SPOKE WITH.... SOMELOCAL FAMILIES.... ON HOW THESEPAYMENTS.... WILL HELP THEM OUT.A LOT OF FAMILIES IN THE VALLEYHAVE FOUND THEMSELVES TRYING TOCUT BACK ON SPENDING- JUSTSIMPLY TO STAY AFLOAT.THE ONES I TALKED WITH SAYTHEY’RE GLAD THE MONEY IS COMINGIN.BILLIONS OF DOLLARS COMING TONEVADA FAMILIESIN THE FORM OFCHILD TAX CREDITS.THAT INCLUDES LORENA LLAMAS OFNORTH LAS VEGAS.SHE’LL BE GETTING 500 DOLLARS AMONTH FOR HER TWO TEENAGECHILDREN."Right now.
I think we’re goingto put that money towardspsavings.
I know the kids aregoing to be going back to schoolhere soon.
So, that willdefinitely help out with that."LORENA LLAMAS SAYS SHE AND HERHUSBAND HAVE BEEN FORTUNATEKEEPING THEIR JOBS-BUT HAD TODEPLETE THEIR SAVINGS TO STAYAFLOAT."That well ran dry a little bitso now it’s kind of like playingcatch up, especially when we godo our taxes and stuff likethat."ARIEL DAVISWHO ALSO HAS TWOCHILDREN-SAYS THE MONEY WILL BEA DIFFERENCE MAKER."Food.
Just basic necessitiesactually because that was moneythat came out of my check."MORE THAN 330,000 FAMILIES ARESET TO GET A CHECK FM ROTHEFEDERAL GOVERNMENT.SENATOR CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTOSAYS THIS IS AN INVESTMENT INWORKING FAMILIES."I have heard from so manyfamilies in the state of Nevadathat were just on tough times sothat’s why it was important forme to support this legislation,to support this s child taxcredit."LLAMAS SAYS FAMILIES WHO GET THEPAYMENTS- SHOULD MAKE SURE TOSPEND IT WISELY."Make sure that your bills arepaid.
Make sure that your pantryis full.
Make sure your fridgeis full."RIGHT NOW THERE’S LEGISLATION TOCONTINUE MAKING THOSEPAYMENTS-BEYOND THIS YEAR.BUT IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF ITWILL GET PASSE
California passed a program to distribute monthly $1000 checks to residents, just as families of nearly 60 million children began..
