Low-wage parents can help their kids avoid poverty for decades if they get this one tax credit

• The Earned Income Tax Credit reduced the likelihood of being in poverty, new research shows.
• Children exposed to the EITC at early ages were less likely to receive public assistance, such as WIC, as adults.
• The EITC reaches over 31 million households each year, according to the IRS.

New research reveals a key tax credit is helping keep many children out of poverty decades later.