The 2025-26 budget signed by Shapiro creates a new Child Care Staff Recruitment and Retention Program to support 55,000 child care workers.
Almost 29,000 Bucks Countians eligible for new Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit
Modeled after the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, the new state-level credit equals ten percent of the federal credit.
Families will see $193M tax credit in 2026
Anyone who qualifies for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit is eligible to receive 10% of that sum in their state tax returns.