(CNN) Melinda Williams, a married mother of five, didn't think her family qualified for the child tax credit since they don't earn enough to file income tax returns. Melinda Williams recently filed her 2020 tax return so she and her husband can receive the enhanced child tax credit for their five children. The Internal Revenue Service is hoping to reach millions more low-income families like the Williamses as it starts to roll out the massive expansion of the child tax credit this week . But those who haven't filed their returns or used the agency's non-filer tool last year to receive the stimulus checks must take action to get the child tax credit payments. Also key to fighting poverty: The relief package makes the tax credit fully refundable so that more low-income parents can take advantage of it.

Source: CNN July 12, 2021 12:02 UTC