No. All of the refundable child-related credits are based on having income from working. If you have no income, you have no reason to file a tax return, and nothing to gain from doing so.
AND….If you have children but had little or no income, it raises the question of how you and the children were supported. There may be another tax-paying adult who can claim you and/or the children as dependents.
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