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Siblings and parents who live in another household can be qualifying relative dependents if all of the following are true:
1. No other taxpayer could claim them as a qualifying child dependent,
2. They had less than $4050 of taxable income for 2016,
3. You provided more than half their total support.
The total support issue is mentioned by others in the comments above. Each person's support includes rent (or fair rental value if they own), utilities, clothes, food, entertainment, travel, medical, and education. You have to provide more than half of the total. There is a worksheet in publication 501 to help figure this out. https://www.irs.gov/uac/about-publication-501
Additionally, you may need to consider the qualifying child rule. You can't claim a dependent, even if they otherwise qualify, if another taxpayer can claim them as a qualifying child dependent. For example, let's assume that you are talking about a younger sibling who lives with your parents in a separate home from you, and you support all of them substantially. Because your sibling lives with your parents, they can claim her as a qualifying child before you can claim her as a qualifying relative. And if your parents file a tax return to pay taxes or get earned income credit or claim the child tax credit, then they are "taxpayers" and you can't claim your sibling as a dependent even if you pay more than half her total support and even if your parents are willing to allow it.
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