You can claim your parents as your dependents if you provided more than half of their support in 2018 and if they each earn less than $4,150 in 2018. Social security benefits do not count as income.
When you claim your parents as dependents, you have no extra deductions but you will get an "Other dependent" credit of $500 for each of them.
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