New FAFSA 'loophole' lets grandparents help pay for college without affecting financial aid eligibility
Wed Feb 21 , 2024
How the FAFSA’s grandparent ‘loophole’ works The simplified FAFSA form now uses a new calculation called the “Student Aid Index” to estimate how much a family can afford to pay. Previously, many factors went into how much aid students receive, including the total number of people in the household and […]
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