Dad received social security retirement can I add him as a dependent?

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You may be able to claim your dad as a Qualified Relative dependent subject to the below rules

• They don't have to be related to you (despite the name).

• They aren't claimed as a dependent by someone else.

• They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.

• They aren’t filing a joint return with their spouse.

• They lived with you the entire year.

• They made less than $4,050 in 2017. (Social Security income generally does not count)

• You provided more than half of their financial support