Does the child meet the requirements?
Who’s considered a qualifying child? (added January 5, 2021)
A qualifying child is a child who meets the following conditions:
- Relationship to the individual who’s eligible for the payment: The child is your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, or a descendant of any of them (for example, grandchild, niece, or nephew).
- Child's age: The child was under age 17 on December 31, 2019.
- Dependent of the individual who's eligible for the payment: The child was claimed as your dependent on your 2019 tax return or in the Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info Here tool.
- Child's citizenship: The child’s a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. resident alien.
- Child's residency: The child lived with you for more than half of 2019.
- Support for child: The child didn’t provide over half of their own support for 2019.
- Child's tax return: The child doesn’t file a joint return for the year (or files it only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid).
The payment will include $600 for each qualifying child listed on your 2019 tax return with a valid SSN or ATIN.
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