There has only been one tax year----tax year 2021-- in which you could get the child tax credit as a refundable credit and receive money from a tax return even if you did not work, but claimed a child as a dependent. Tax year 2021 was unique----the "old" rules are back. If you did not work and earn income from working, then you are not eligible to receive a refund for claiming a child as a dependent. Perhaps someone else who has been supporting you and/or your child can claim you and the child as dependents, and get tax credits.
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