I called the Practitioner Line in the IRS, they transferred me to the EITC department, and the guy told me without earned income you would not be able to use the provision, but to tell you the truth, I do not trust his answer, the guy did not sound smart to me. I was in a virtual workshop today and they assure people that with 0 earned income, (unemployment only) you could use the provision assuming you had earned income and the EITC in 2019. Interesting? In my opinion, the guy from the workshop seemed to be more knowledgeable than the IRS, but who is right? Just asking.