If i receive ssi benefits for myself but have dependents, can i claim ctc?

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January 27, 2025
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DianeW777

Level 15

No. Your SSI benefits are not considered taxable income. You don't qualify for the full Child and Other Dependents Tax Credit because, even if you may have a qualifying child or children under age 17 who was eligible for the Child Tax Credit, your tax liability was $0. This means you couldn't use the full $2,000 Child Tax Credit to reduce your taxes.

Additionally, you didn't qualify for the refundable Additional Child Tax Credit because your earned income was less than $2,500. The Additional Child Tax Credit requires a minimum earned income of $2,500 to be eligible.

So while you have a qualifying child who could have gotten you the full $2,000 Child Tax Credit, your lack of tax liability and low earned income prevented you from receiving the full credit. You were only able to get a partial refundable credit of $1,700.

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knowthycellf4evaAuthor

Level 2

So I can still qualify for the 1,700? And if so how do I go about receiving it?

MinhT1

Level 15

As explained by @DianeW777 above, you do not qualify for the Additional Child Tax credit either, as you do not have earned income of more than $2,500.

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VolvoGirl

Level 15

If you only get ssi, Social Security or SSDI or a SSA-1099 it is not taxable and you do not have to file a return and won't qualify to get the CTC or any credits. You do have to file if you got a 1095 A for health insurance.