something i noticed on the fafsa....

Paying for College
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<p>i handed the financial aid rep at one of the schools that i was, at that moment, interested in, my info on my income, which consists of my ssi benefits. a few days later an electronic correction was done to my fafsa. apparently the rep put the amount of my ssi benefits on fafsa question 47j, which deals with money that is paid on your behalf.</p>

<p>i thought that those benefits were excluded from consideration on the fafsa as far as the efc calculation are concerned. </p>

<p>the question is should i go ahead and make the correction to the fafsa or should i notify the financial aid office as to the mistake?</p>

<p>a reply is urgently requested from the board, especially any financial aid administrators who may be reading this. it means the difference between a 364 efc and a 0 efc.</p>

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<p>It’s not a huge difference, but it will cost you $350 of your Pell grant:
<a href=“http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/attachments/P0901PaymentSchedules1D.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/attachments/P0901PaymentSchedules1D.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Hopefully, Nikki or kelsmom will answer but I would call the FA dept and speak with someone there. SS benefits are not included on FAFSA this year, but that is a new rule and perhaps it was done through force of habit. Shouldn’t be too difficult for them to correct, although they may still consider it for their institutional aid.</p>

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<p>SSI is not included in the calculations. The instructions specifically instruct you to leave the amount off the FAFSA. You may want to contact the school to discuss this with them.</p>

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<p>thanks kelsmom. i have notified the financial aid folks at my school and they said that they will delete the info from fafsa question 47j.</p>

<p>yipee!!! soon i will enjoy a 0 efc!!</p>

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<p>So glad it worked out for you!</p>

<p>Eliminating SSI from the worksheet is indeed new this year. It’s possible that the officer was working in both aid years & it slipped by, or the computer system may not have been properly updated … or maybe it was just a mistake. In any case, that is why it’s always good to check & to follow up. Good for you for following up!</p>