<p>lerkin…good point about the medicare or other gov’t provided healthcare.</p>
<p>And, when you take away the 2400 per year that the family gets, that means that the family is really earning less than $16k per year. Hard to demonstrate that they’re contributing that much to the grandparents.</p>
<p>BleuCheese, I agree that it doesn’t seem like your grandparents qualify to be considered members of your parents’ household. To be honest, including them would not make much of a difference in your EFC. I really think the key for you is to talk to your financial aid office as soon as possible about the lump sum … see if they can remove it from income via professional judgment. This will most likely result in a much lower EFC and possibly mean a Pell grant.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone!</p>
<p>I got my fafsa back today and I submitted corrections. My efc came back 0000! </p>
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<li>I think it’s because I changed my father to a dislocated worker, which he is. I called FAFSA two times to verify that and they said even if his unemployment benefits were exhausted, he’s still considered dislocated. Hopefully the worker’s compensation benefit won’t be an issue. </li>
<li>I also opted for the option YES to show my parents and my assets and income. </li>
<li>Unfortunately, was not able to use the IRS Retrieval Tool. Took me forever. Kept going back and forth with the changes in lower case address and etcetera…gave up!</li>
<li>I have to be the most dumbest person on earth! I realized I didn’t press the sign button on the pin the first time I submitted my FAFSA but it got processed anyway >.>? Anyhow, I did a correct version which is being processed. </li>
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<p>My only concern right now is that because I corrected my fafsa, my efc went from 30,000 to 0000…that they will call us in for verification. Which isn’t a problem since everything is true but it’s still a hassle!</p>
<p>Did you get a * next to your EFC? If so, you are selected for verification. If not, you were not selected by the processor - although the school could select you. Future updates can cause you to get selected, as well. Even if you are selected, don’t worry … it’s not so bad. And yes, your dad is a dislocated worker regardless of whether or not he is receiving unemployment benefits.</p>
<p>Glad to hear it worked out!</p>