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Individuals > Income tax > Tax credits > Refundable tax credits > Tax credit for home-support services for seniors > Eligibility

Eligibility

To qualify in a given year for the tax credit for home-support services for seniors, you must meet all of the following conditions:

  • be resident in Québec on December 31 of the year in which you receive the eligible services; 
  • be 70 or older;
  • file a tax return for the year in which the tax credit was obtained, even if you have no income tax payable and you have already received advance payments of the credit.

In the event of death

The tax credit must be indicated on an income tax return filed on behalf of a deceased person if the person received eligible services prior to death. The amounts received in the form of advance payments will not have to be repaid.

Important
Persons who claim the credit respecting home-support services for seniors must keep receipts, invoices and other supporting documents relating to the services they receive, for a period of six years after the last year to which the documents apply.
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