He does but I’m unsure of how much he earns, and basically none goes towards me. He does claim them on his taxes. My mother files as head of household, and pays the majority of the bills/food, except when she’s running low on money. I do not include him in my financial aid as a) it gives no option for so, and b) my mother and him are not married, and he has no guardianship of me. He will not be contributing to my college.
Again, the wording of the FAFSA was very confusing. It didn’t say anything about them being dependents, only that they are “the number of people (not your children or spouse) who live with you and receive more than half of their support from you, and will continue to receive more than half of their support from you between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019.” which applies to them. My EFC is already oddly high with them included.
However for the CSS it specifically says dependents, so I’m thinking not for that?
It’s a little frustrating how difficult these applications for financial aid are for difficult living situations and low-income students.