--- title: Hillary Clinton to Propose Tax Credit for Caregivers description: Hillary Clinton will propose a new tax credit for caregivers, adding to middle-class tax cuts she has planned this campaign. canonical: https://time.com/4123569/hillary-clinton-caregivers-tax-credit/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-22T17:01:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:04:47.143Z article:section: Politics og:title: Hillary Clinton to Propose Tax Credit for Caregivers og:description: It's yet another middle-class tax from Clinton og:url: https://time.com/4123569/hillary-clinton-caregivers-tax-credit/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c3c6f5702a7b37a/698872593c16396b2345adda/hillary-clinton5.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Democratic Candidate For President Hillary Clinton Speaks At NYC's School Of Visual Arts og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hillary Clinton to Propose Tax Credit for Caregivers twitter:description: It's yet another middle-class tax from Clinton twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c3c6f5702a7b37a/698872593c16396b2345adda/hillary-clinton5.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hillary Clinton to Propose Tax Credit for Caregivers ## Video: Watch Second Democratic Debate in 4 Minutes [Watch (HLS stream): Watch Second Democratic Debate in 4 Minutes](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/i2uvWN4w.m3u8) (3:31)  _Published 2015-11-15. CBS Democratic Debate in 4 Minutes_ by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Nov 22, 2015 5:01 PM UTC  Hillary Clinton speaks at the School of Visual Arts in New York City on Nov. 19, 2015. Hillary Clinton speaks at the School of Visual Arts in New York City on Nov. 19, 2015.Andrew Burton—Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Nov 22, 2015 5:01 PM UTC Hillary Clinton will propose a new tax credit for caregivers, adding to a series of middle-class tax cuts the Democratic frontrunner has announced this campaign. The tax credit proposal, which Clinton will announce on Sunday afternoon in Clinton, IA, would give families up to $6,000 in caregiving costs for their elderly family members, according to a preview of the plan provided by an aide. Clinton will also call for caregivers to earn credit toward their Social Security retirement benefits when they are not working, and propose investing $100 million over 10 years in a grants program for family caregivers. “Caregiving can be a win-win for the family and for our overall health system,” the Clinton campaign said in a white paper. “It enables seniors to remain in their own homes, maintain independence, save costs, and still obtain the support they need.” Clinton has pledged not to raise taxes on families earning less than $250,000 per year, and has announced tax cuts on the middle class, including last week a $5,000 credit for families to pay healthcare costs. She has also promised to extend the American Opportunity Tax Credits to help make college more affordable. Her Democratic rivals for the nomination, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, are in favor of small tax increases to pay for large programs. Sanders supports a 2.2% tax increase to pay for single-payer healthcare, and O’Malley has voiced support for a Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand-sponsored paid family leave bill, which includes a 0.2% middle class tax increase. The debate over whether to raise any taxes has become a contentious debate in the Democratic primary. **Read more:** [_Hillary Clinton Call For Middle Class Tax Cuts_](http://time.com/4122587/hillary-clinton-health-care-tax-credit/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4123569/hillary-clinton-caregivers-tax-credit/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4123569/hillary-clinton-caregivers-tax-credit/"},"headline":"Hillary Clinton to Propose Tax Credit for Caregivers","datePublished":"2015-11-22T17:01:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T08:04:47.143Z","description":"It's yet another middle-class tax cut from Clinton","url":"https://time.com/4123569/hillary-clinton-caregivers-tax-credit/","keywords":["2016 Election","Hillary Clinton","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c3c6f5702a7b37a/698872593c16396b2345adda/hillary-clinton5.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c3c6f5702a7b37a/698872593c16396b2345adda/hillary-clinton5.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Democratic Candidate For President Hillary Clinton Speaks At NYC's School Of Visual Arts","caption":"Democratic Candidate For President Hillary Clinton Speaks At NYC's School Of Visual Arts","creditText":"Andrew Burton—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4123569/hillary-clinton-caregivers-tax-credit/","name":"Hillary Clinton to Propose Tax Credit for Caregivers"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Watch Second Democratic Debate in 4 Minutes","description":"CBS Democratic Debate in 4 Minutes","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/i2uvWN4w/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-11-15T05:26:14.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/i2uvWN4w.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4123569/hillary-clinton-caregivers-tax-credit/","duration":"PT3M31S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4123569/hillary-clinton-caregivers-tax-credit/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```