Question about fafsa household size

[lisamarix3]

<p>I have a question , my mom and I currently live with her friend because my mom has been unemployed for a year and a half and she can't afford rent in new york. The FAFSA asked about the household size and they broke it down on who is considered a family member... </p>

<p>How can I show that we live with this person? or should i not at all? I'm confused ... HELP !</p>

[swimcatsmom]

<p>The household size refers to who is a member of your Mom’s household. It does not mean who is living in the house, but who your Mom is financially supporting. Unless your Mom is providing more than 50% of this friend’s financial support (which it does not sound like she is), the friend is not a member of your Mom’s household.</p>

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Q. How does a family decide who should be counted in the household size?
A. Anyone in the immediate family who receives more than 50% support from a dependent student‘s parents or an independent student and spouse may be counted in the household size even if that person does not reside in the house. For example, a sibling who is over 24 but still receives the majority of his/her support from the parents can be included. Siblings who are dependent (as defined by the FAFSA) as of
the date you apply for aid are also included, regardless of whether they receive more than 50% of their support from the parents. **Any other person who resides in the household and receives more than 50% support from the parents **may also be counted, as long as they will continue to reside with your parents and the support is expected to
continue through June 30, 2012. An unborn child who will be born during the 2011- 12 award year may also be counted in the household size if the parents, or independent student and spouse, will provide more than half of the child‘s support through the end of the 2011-12 award year (June 30, 2012).

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<p>You may find the pdf in this link helpful. It gives question by question help.
[Completing</a> the FAFSA: Financial Aid from the U.S. Department of Education](<a href=“http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/completing_fafsa/index.html]Completing”>http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/completing_fafsa/index.html)</p>

[lisamarix3]

<p>thank you !! =]</p>