Overpayment of Pell Grant, School Liable?

kelsmom
Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:22:43 +0000

I PM’d you back. As I mentioned in the PM, your school needs to make this right for you. It sounds like they have some folks working there who need more training, but that fact should not cost you money (although it could result in fines for them if they don’t get their act together). Be polite, but be firm when you talk to them. Go to the top, if need be … you did NOTHING wrong.

I will warn you that if they find out that is should be the 4921 the new school got, you could owe them the difference in aid from the original 3199 and the new 4921. That unfortunately happens when verification results in a higher EFC. The thing to make sure of, though, is that you do not lose any money you would have had if they hadn’t messed up and incorrectly removed the state grant.

Keep me posted.