Taxpayers who qualify should receive the payment by next month, according to the IRS.
The IRS says 1.6 million more children are getting the August round of payments. More than $15 billion are going out Friday.
"It's a blessing. That's all I can say. I just can't put it in any other words. It's a blessing. It's really going to help."
This week the first of six monthly child tax credit payments will be hitting bank accounts and the mail.
Getting the funds to low-income households is crucial to the Biden administration and congressional Democrats' goal to reduce child poverty.
The IRS said the first payment will arrive on July 15, but there's a lot you need to know before then.