[nabs-l] Financial Aid and SSI

[minh ha]

You always need to fill out the FAFSA if you want to receive federal
and or private aid. Even though you receive SSI as your own form of
income, you are still considered a dependent of your parents if you
live at home. Unless you are completely independent, meaning that you
have your own residence and take care of all of your expenses, your
parents income and assets still count when you are doing the FAFSA and
any other institutional financial aid forms.

Minh

On 12/29/15, justin williams via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> How did you afford school then; did you have scholarships?
> Justin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Suzanne
> Germano
> via nabs-l
> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 3:05 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Suzanne Germano <sgermano at asu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Financial Aid and SSI
>
> Everyone has to fill out the fafsa. It is how the decide how much you get.
> With ssi they would calculate your contribution required as zero.
>
> Also, when i received ssi but still lived at home i did not qualify gor
> financial aid die to parent's assets
>
> Suzanne
>
> On Monday, December 28, 2015, Vejas Vasiliauskas via nabs-l <
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>> I get SSI and was wondering if I still needed to fill out the FAFSA? I
>> recall someone telling me that the FAFSA has to do with family income,
>> but if I get SSI then I would have my own income.
>> If anyone could clarify, I would really appreciate that.
>> Thanks.
>> Vejas
>>
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Minh Ha
Boston College | Lynch School of Education '16
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