AwardYear: 1995-1996 ChapterNumber: 2 ChapterTitle: Required Verification Items And Acceptable Documentation Section: Verifying Household Size PageNumber: As explained below, an applicant's household size generally includes any persons who are dependents of, or who receive more than half of their support from, the applicant's household. If the applicant completed a verification worksheet, no further documentation for this item is required. However, in lieu of the worksheet, you may accept a statement signed by the applicant and spouse (for independent students) or signed by the applicant and at least one of the applicant's parents (for dependent students), listing the names of the household members, their relationship to the applicant, and their ages. For Dependent Applicants For federal student aid purposes, the following persons may be included in the household size of the dependent applicant: - the APPLICANT - the APPLICANT'S PARENTS, excluding a parent not living in the household as a result of death, separation, or divorce - the APPLICANT'S SIBLINGS,*5* if they received or will receive MORE THAN ONE-HALF of their support*6* from the applicant's parents between July 1, 1995 and June 30, 1996 - the APPLICANT'S CHILDREN, if they received or will receive MORE THAN ONE-HALF of their support*6* from the applicant's parents between July 1, 1995 and June 30, 1996 - the APPLICANT'S PARENTS' UNBORN CHILD AND/OR THE APPLICANT'S UNBORN CHILD, if that child will be born before or in the award year and the applicant's parents will provide MORE THAN ONE-HALF of the child's support*6* from the projected date of birth to the award year's end - OTHER PERSONS, if they live with and receive MORE THAN ONE-HALF of their support*6* from the applicant's parents at the time of application and will continue to receive that support from July 1, 1995 through June 30, 1996 For Independent Applicants The following persons may be included in the household size of the independent applicant: - the APPLICANT - the APPLICANT'S SPOUSE, excluding a spouse not living in the household as a result of death, separation, or divorce - the APPLICANT'S DEPENDENT CHILDREN, if they received or will receive MORE THAN ONE-HALF of their support from the applicant's household between July 1, 1995 and June 30, 1996 - the APPLICANT'S UNBORN CHILD, if that child will be born before or in the award year and the applicant's household will provide MORE THAN ONE-HALF of the child's support from the projected date of birth to the end of the award year - OTHER PERSONS, if they live with the applicant and receive MORE THAN ONE-HALF of their support from the applicant's household at the time of application and will continue to receive that support from July 1, 1995 through June 30, 1996 When Verification of Household Size Is Not Required You do not have to require the verification of household size in the following situations: - if the student's valid federal output document (SAR or ISIR--see definitions on p. 4) is received within 90 days of the date the application was signed - if the currently reported household size is the same as the number reported for (and verified in) the previous award year - for dependent applicants, if the parent is single, divorced, separated or widowed and the reported household size is two (or, if the parents are married and the reported household size is three) - for independent applicants, if the applicant is single, divorced, separated or widowed and the reported household size is one (or, if the applicant is married and the reported household size is two) |