FA Officer at College Falsifying FAFSA

[4kidsdad]

the university corrected my FAFSA to include the SSD benefits on question 45i

The school should not done that. See https://fafsa.ed.gov/fotw1617/help/totalOtherUntaxedIncome.htm

This is question 45i on the paper FAFSA.

Enter the total amount of any other untaxed income or benefits, such as workers compensation, Black Lung Benefits, untaxed portions of Railroad Retirement Benefits, disability benefits, etc. that you (and, if married, your spouse) received in 2015. Also include the untaxed portions of health savings accounts from IRS Form 1040 - line 25.

Do not include extended foster care benefits, student aid, earned income credit, child tax credit, welfare payments, untaxed Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act educational benefits, on-base military housing or a military housing allowance, combat pay, benefits from flexible spending arrangements (e.g., cafeteria plans), foreign income exclusion or credit for federal tax on special fuels.