Child Tax Credit: What The New Monthly Checks Mean For Your Family : NPR

… eligible families qualify for up to $300 per month for each child younger than 6 and up to $250 for each child aged 6 to 17. So a family with three children ages 5, 7 and 16 could see an extra $800 per month in their bank account through the latter half of the year. The credit goes away once a child reaches 18...

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/17/997698543/new-monthly-child-tax-checks-will-hit-bank-accounts-july-15-what-you-need-to-kno