TAP need parents information?

[sybbie719]

There have been a lot of changes to TAP since we went to college. The 35 year old before being fully independent has been in place for at least for longer than a decade that I know about .

@@techmom99

I may not be remembering correctly, but I don’t think I had to use my parent’s income after age 21, although **that might have been because I was in law school at that age. **

You were an independent student attending grad/professional school. This is why you no longer needed your parent’s information.

If your 25 year old lives in your home (even if he is paying rent), he is a dependent student for NYS aid

@CUNY Dependent/Independent

NEW YORK STATE FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE

Age: Under 22 As Of June 30, 2017

The student must meet the basic criterion for independent status plus one of the following special conditions:

The student’s parents are deceased or are totally and permanently disabled or have been declared incompetent by judicial action.

The student is a ward of the court. This does not include incarcerated students.

The student is receiving public assistance under his/her own name. This does not include food stamps or unemployment insurance.

The student has been rendered financially independent due to the involuntary dissolution of his/her family resulting in the relinquishment of his/her parents responsibility and control.

If the student answers all the independent questions on the TAP application “no”, and is under the age of 22 he/she must document that one of these special conditions has been met. HESC will send the student a Financial Independence Supplement when they receive and process the student’s TAP application. This form is sent automatically.

Waiver Of Special Conditions:
The student does not have to meet the special conditions if he/she:

Was married on or before December 31, 2016

Is enrolled as a graduate student in the 2016-2017 academic year.

Received TAP as an independent student in the prior award year (2016-2017).

Age: 22 To 34

**Students are not automatically considered to be independent for the purposes of the TAP program until they are 35 years old. **

In the meantime, they must meet all of the following conditions to be considered independent.

The Student:

**Did not and will not live in the parents home or a building owned or leased by the parents in 2016, 2017 or 2018, even if he/she paid rent.

Is not or will not be listed as a dependent of the parent on the 2016 or 2017 tax return.

Did not and will not receive more than $750 in financial assistance (loans, gifts, etc.) from either or both parents in 2016, 2017 or 2018.

If the student answers yes to any of the questions on the TAP application, and is under the age of 35, he/she must provide parent financial information to be considered for TAP.**

Age: 35 +
Student is automatically independent.