The recovery rebate credit can help you to claim any stimulus money you didn't receive but were entitled to. You may claim a 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit for the qualifying dependent, if you're eligible, on your 2021 tax return that you will file in 2022. To claim a person as a dependent on your tax return, that person must be your qualifying child or qualifying relative. Learn the complete process of recovery credit, what it is, and how to claim it in 2022.