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Social Security is not "earned" income. If you are trying to determine if you can claim your mother as a dependent, the SS does not "count"---but any other income counts--like a pension, investment income, distributions from retirement accounts, money from working, etc. etc.
IRS interview to help determine who can be claimed:
https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent
Social Security is not earned income. It is a retirement benefit, not job earnings.
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