<p>I can’t answer for sure. The difference is that contributions are mandatory. You don’t have to add in contributions on FAFSA. It doesn’t appear you have a way to know the value, just your contributions and the plan has a defined benefit. That’s from this older thread:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/844758-question-regarding-fafsa-414-h-pensions.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/844758-question-regarding-fafsa-414-h-pensions.html</a></p>
<p>Here’s another old thread:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/836340-css-profile-pension-retirement-plans.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/836340-css-profile-pension-retirement-plans.html</a></p>
<p>JMO but I think if you needed to include it, it would have been in the list, despite the etc.</p>