If the amount is in box 1, then it looks like your mother will have to prepare a schedule E. It means that she receives rent as a landlord. What I cannot understand form what you said is that "she received supplemental income to help pay her rent." If that's the case, why are they sending her a 1099-Misc as if she's a landlord.
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