What is the EITC eligibility criteria for grandparents?

The first criterion is that the grandparent should be an employed person.

A grandparent who is working and has a grandchild who is a qualifying child living with the grandparent may qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).

For being a qualifying child, the child should have lived with you for more than half a year.

The grandparent must have a job and child should have lived with him/her for more than half a year.