If your parent had any more than $4300 of income in 2021 not counting Social Security, you cannot claim them. The unemployment "counts."
Your parent can file their own tax return to seek a refund of tax withheld. However, unemployment is taxable on a federal return for 2021 and maybe on their state return too.
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