<p>If some one who is classified as independent and unemployed , receive from parents about $ 9000 in the last year to help him stay survive , he dont pay rent or bills </p>
<p>How this affect his EFC , will those 9000 eleminate his eligibility for Pell grant ?</p>
<p>Classified by whom as independent? How old are you? I think for most purposes, you must be 24 to be considered independent, and its your parents Income that determines pell eligibility. Exceptions might be married, military, and maybe something about emancipated minors that were in foster care.</p>
<p>Never mind. I see from your other threads you have gotten better answers than I can offer.</p>
<p>You didn’t need to make three separate threads that all ask essentially the same question, especially since people have already answered your question.</p>
<p>No, the $9,000 won’t eliminate your eligibility for the Pell grant. Pell grant is based on total income, not where the income comes from. It seems from the other threads that you have a total of about $26,000 in income (the money from your parents or cousin - it seems unclear - plus the money you got from selling things on eBay). But with only $26,000 for a family of three, you will likely be eligible for most of the Pell grant if not a full Pell.</p>
<p>It sounds like you need to run some calculators. Finaid.org has a good EFC calculator:</p>
<p>[FinAid</a> | Calculators | Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and Financial Aid](<a href=“Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid”>Expected Family Contribution (EFC) Calculator - Finaid)</p>
<p>I did a very quick run and it looks like in your situation, your EFC would be 0 and you’d be eligible for the full Pell grant.</p>