If i receive ssi benefits for myself but have dependents, can i claim ctc?

[DianeW777]

No.  Your SSI benefits are not considered taxable income. You don't qualify for the full Child and Other Dependents Tax Credit because, even if you may have a qualifying child or children under age 17 who was eligible for the Child Tax Credit, your tax liability was $0. This means you couldn't use the full $2,000 Child Tax Credit to reduce your taxes. 

Additionally, you didn't qualify for the refundable Additional Child Tax Credit because your earned income was less than $2,500. The Additional Child Tax Credit requires a minimum earned income of $2,500 to be eligible. 

So while you have a qualifying child who could have gotten you the full $2,000 Child Tax Credit, your lack of tax liability and low earned income prevented you from receiving the full credit. You were only able to get a partial refundable credit of $1,700.

[knowthycellf4eva]

So I can still qualify for the 1,700? And if so how do I go about receiving it?

[MinhT1]

As explained by @DianeW777 above, you do not qualify for the Additional Child Tax credit either, as you do not have earned income of more than $2,500.

[VolvoGirl]

If you only get ssi, Social Security or SSDI  or a SSA-1099 it is not taxable and you do not have to  file a return and won't qualify to  get the CTC or any credits.  You do have to file if you got a 1095 A for health insurance.