I've spoken to multiple people over the course of 2-3 hours and being transferred several times. Most of them around sure, but a couple of them told me I should be able to claim it based on my 2019 income.
I will be very upset if what you're saying is true. I tried calling the IRS a few times last year over the course of 2-3 months after not receiving the first stimulus payment. I would sit on hold for an hour or more and could never seem to get an actual person on the line. When I saw that the IRS was issuing statements that if anybody didn't get the payment they shouldn't worry since they could just claim it as a tax credit for 2020, I finally gave up calling and resigned to waiting 8+ months. If I don't qualify now because of my 2020 income, that doesn't seem fair at all.
