Also federal work study income is need-based work income and should not count against the student’s EFC.
Did your son make almost $9k in the summer? You said his EFC was 1.4 k. Or was this based on his savings?
^^ Son income was $1.1k from work study plus parent income increased by 8k in 2014.
Tomorrow I will be doing FAFSA again for 2015, I can see an increase of $2.5k in parent income from 2014. (bigger yearly bonus).