my son receives food stamps of $292 a month can I still claim him on my taxes. He still lives in my house and does not work.

[Vanessa A]

Possibly.  If you provide over half of his support and he does not make more than $5,050 a year, then you can claim him as a dependent on your return. 

To claim someone as a Qualifying Relative, they must be:

• Your child ( including step children, adoptive children and foster children) or a descendent of them
• Your sibling (including half siblings) or a child of your sibling or a sibling-in-law
• Your parent or grandparents, including step parents and in laws
• Any other person that lived with you for the entire tax year
• Not a qualifying child of another taxpayer
• Someone that you provided over half of their support for during the tax year
• Has less than $5,050 in income (not counting social security)