FAFSA income limit?

socalsoftball
Thu, 05 May 2011 19:16:59 +0000

What am I doing wrong?? I have 3 full time college students and two elderly and blind parents at home that I support all 6 of us on 51K a year from my civil service retirement pension. I have lesss than 8000 per year per person to live on and CANNOT qualify for a pell grant for my kids because I am about 1100.00 over the limit.

There is something wrong with this and it is not fair. Does anyone have a suggestion on how I can qualify for the pell grant given the fact that I have a fixed…forever…unearned income of 51K and support 6 people with HUGE medical bills not covered by my 400.00 per month health insurance.

Thanks for any help you can afford me.