Comment by Ancient-Highlight112 on 06/02/2025 at 15:35 UTC

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View submission: Living with no Retirement money

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That's me, but my son and I live together and he's 65 but working PT and collecting his own SS now. We support 2 dogs and a cat.

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Comment by Ancient-Highlight112 at 06/02/2025 at 15:40 UTC

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And BTW, he lists me as a dependent on his income tax return. If you provide more than 50% of a parent's support, you can claim them, whether or not they live with you. So if you mom or dad lives by themselves and you can prove you pay more 50% of their expenses, you can claim them as well.