FAFSA renewal or start a new fafsa

What information is carried over if you click on fafsa renewal as opposed to start a new where I assume you start from scratch? thanks

All of the basic identifying information transfers over, but I believe you need to answer dependency and income (this one is obvious) questions again. It is much faster through the renewal process to complete it.

Great thank you

Oh - we had job changes - that is something that can be updated even with the renewal process?

And drivers license number - she didnt have one last year but do now, can i input that now? What is the purpose of a license number on the fafsa anyway? :smile:

Fafsa doesn’t ask who your employer is, just what your income is. You should be able to add the driver’s license. If you were to click on start a new fafsa, once you enter the student’s name, SSN and birthdate, it will determine a fafsa has previously been submitted and take you to the same place the renewal button takes you.

Thank you!