You don't need any particular type of documentation to claim a deduction you are entitled to.
If your niece is paying for clothing, travel and recreation, and other expenses, and no one else is claiming to have paid them, then the national standards may suffice as documentation.
Documentation would only be an issue if there is a conflict over who is providing support.
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