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Send a Memo of Support toCreate a Youth Worker EITC A.4875/S2720: provides for the creation of an earned income tax credit to youth workers.

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a valuable support for working low-income individuals, and lifts many families out of poverty. For childless workers age 25 and over, the combined federal and state EITC provides up to approximately $569 for the current tax year (2008).

However, low-income workers under age 25 who do not have children are still excluded from receiving this critical financial work support. Assemblymember Susan John and State Senator David Valesky introduced legislation (A.4875/S.2720) to create a State Young Worker EITC. The bill also includes some tax deductions for certain unmarried workers and students with educational debt.

By extending eligibility for the EITC to this younger low-income population, the State would recognize the value of working young adults’ productivity and their impact on our State’s overall economic growth. Now you have the exciting opportunity to encourage New York State policymakers to lead the way in making an investment in working young adults between ages 17-24 entering the workforce. The bill would create a new State-funded EITC for this population of young workers equal to the amount of the combined Federal and State EITC that childless workers over age 25 currently receive.

This State-funded Young Worker EITC would: 
Provide an incentive to work for approximately 350,000 disconnected youth across New York State who are not currently working or in school.
    
Improve the financial well-being of young adults between ages 17-24 who are currently working and contributing to the economic growth of our State.

Help us build support for a new State-funded Young Worker EITC (A.4875/S.2720)!

View Youth Worker EITC Fact Sheet