If you don't claim him as a dependent in 2020, he is eligible for the first two stimulus payments and also for the third stimulus, even if he had no income in 2020.
He can claim the first two stimulus payments as the Recovery Rebate credit by filing a 2020 tax return.
Even if he did not have any income in 2020, he can use the free edition of TurboTax Online to prepare and e-file his tax return in order to claim the stimulus payments known as the Recovery Rebate credit. The federal return will file as usual and will not be rejected. Any state return should be removed, as there will not be a state filing requirement.
As for the third stimulus, he will get later in the year when the IRS has processed his 2020 tax return.
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