FAFSA Confusion

[lavish12]

<p>Hi, so this is my story.
I am confused on how to correctly answer to "the number of people in students' household".
There are a total of 6 people in my family, I live with only my dad now, my other 3 siblings live with my mum in another country however, they receive more than half of their support from my dad. so i answer 2 or 6 for the number of people in my household? </p>

[BrownParent]

<p>It sounds like 2. Are your parents divorced?</p>

[lavish12]

<p>My parents are not divorced they are separated</p>

[mom2collegekids]

<p>I think you put 2, but somewhere maybe your dad lists the support he pays???</p>

[4kidsdad]

<p>See <a href=“https://fafsa.ed.gov/fotw1314/help/snumOfFamily.htm”>https://fafsa.ed.gov/fotw1314/help/snumOfFamily.htm&lt;/a&gt;

To determine your household size, include:

1. yourself (and if married, your spouse);
2. the number of children who will receive more than half of their support from you (and if married, your spouse) between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014. You may include any unborn children if they will be born during the school year; and
3. the number of people (not your children or spouse) who live with you and receive more than half of their support from you, and will continue to receive more than half of their support from you between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014.

#2 may be applicable to your foreign siblings</p>

[annoyingdad]

<p>I think the answer is 5, your dad, yourself and your 3 siblings if your dad will continue to provide over half your sibling’s support from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015.</p>

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The student’s siblings and children, if they will receive more than half their support from the student’s parent(s) from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014. Siblings need not live in the home. This includes unborn children and siblings of the student who will receive more than half support from the student’s parent(s) from birth to the end of the award year. It also includes siblings who would be considered dependent based on the FAFSA dependency questions (i.e., they need not be students nor apply for aid). </p>

<p>For children in the household size, the “support test” is used rather than residency because there may be situations in which a parent supports a child who does not live with her, such as when the parent is divorced or separated.

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<p>The quote is a year old but it hasn’t changed.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.utdallas.edu/student/finaid/verification.html#household”>http://www.utdallas.edu/student/finaid/verification.html#household&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

[kelsmom]

<p>If your dad includes child support paid on the FAFSA, he cannot include them in the household size. If he does not pay formal child support and does not include child support paid on the FAFSA, and if he provides at least 50% of the support, he can count them in the household size.</p>