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It only counts if you have other income to report. You don't count it to qualify as someone's dependent. She can claim you if you lived with her the whole year and had less than $4,300 income (not counting SS or SSDI or ssi).
For purposes of being claimed as a dependent the SS benefits are not included in the income test under the Qualifying Relative rules. However, the SS benefits are used in determining if you provide over one-half of your own support.
Go to this IRS website for the support worksheet - https://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/globalmedia/teacher/worksheet_for_determining_support_4012.pdf
To be a Qualifying Relative -
1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld.
2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household.
3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,300 (social security does not count) in 2020
4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.
5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.
6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse.
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