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Council to consider executive amendment increasing county match for Working Families Income Supplement
Summary
The Government Operations and Fiscal Policy committee unanimously approved a $3.18 million NDA increase for the Working Families Income Supplement; the county executive transmitted an amendment to raise the county match of the state EITC from 56% to 65%, adding $5.03 million to FY26 costs. The committee deferred a final decision to full council.
The Government Operations and Fiscal Policy committee reported to the full Montgomery County Council that it unanimously approved an increase of $3,179,321 to the Working Families Income Supplement (WFIS) non-departmental account (NDA). The full council heard a separate county-executive amendment transmitted April 24 that would raise the county match of the state's refundable earned-income tax credit (EITC) from 56% to 65%, adding $5,031,000 to FY26 costs.
Why it matters: The WFIS supplements the state refundable EITC to help low-income working families.…
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