How to answer FASFA® questions about the parent’s household
Here’s a guide to help you correctly fill in FAFSA® questions about your family and any federal benefits you may have received.
Here’s a guide to help you correctly fill in FAFSA® questions about your family and any federal benefits you may have received.
No
How many people are in the parent’s family?
Include the parent (and their spouse), the student, and the parent’s dependent children, even if they live apart from the parent because of college enrollment. Also include other people if they live with the parent and the parent will provide more than half of their support between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.
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No
Your student could qualify for additional federal aid available for families who received federal or state assistance benefits.
No
Answering these questions will not reduce your eligibility for student aid or federal assistance programs.
At any time during 2022 or 2023, did the parent or anyone in their family receive benefits from any of the following federal programs? Select all that apply.
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