Social Security Benefits are not always taxable. If that was her only income and she is NOT married filing jointly, she does not need to file a tax return.
If she is single and her other income plus 1/2 of her benefits were less than $25,000, then her SS would not be taxable, therefore it would not be included in her taxable income either.
https://www.ssa.gov/planners/taxes.html
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