<p>There is a question on the Profile that asks about other people you support:</p>
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<p>(I don’t really remember which is Section FM.) And you would of course list your mother as a member of your household - the question does ask for the person’s relationship to the student, and their age. That will of course indicate that she is elderly.</p>
<p>As far as I can tell, your mother’s social security income will not be part of the Profile. It only asks about parental assets.</p>
<p>Remember that “dependent” for tax purposes is very different than for financial aid forms. Profile doesn’t even talk about “dependents”, other than minors. It’s only who’s in your household and how much you spend to support them, tax dependent or not.</p>