Disabled Dependent

This information will be used to estimate your child care credit and your earned income credit, a credit for working people that depends in part on the number of children you support.

For this purpose, a child is considered disabled if the child is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity because of a physical or mental condition and a doctor has determined that this condition:

  • Has lasted or can be expected to last continuously for at least a year, or

  • Can lead to death.