20 U.S.C. § 1087oo
Except as provided in paragraph (2), for each dependent student, the student aid index is equal to the sum of-
If the sum determined under paragraph (1) with respect to a dependent student is less than - $1,500, the student aid index for the dependent student shall be - $1,500.
The assessment of parents' adjusted available income is equal to the amount determined by-
The parents' available income is determined by subtracting from total income (as defined in section 1087vv of this title)-
The allowance for payroll taxes is equal to the sum of-
The income protection allowance shall equal the amount determined in the following table, as adjusted by the Secretary pursuant to section 1087rr(b) of this title:
| Income Protection Allowance (to be adjusted for 2023-2024 and succeeding years) | |
| Family Size (including student) | Amount |
| 2 | $23,330 |
| 3 | $29,040 |
| 4 | $35,870 |
| 5 | $42,320 |
| 6 | $49,500 |
| For each additional add | $5,590. |
The employment expense allowance is equal to the lesser of $4,000 or 35 percent of the single parent's earned income or married parents' combined earned income (as adjusted by the Secretary pursuant to section 1087rr(g) of this title).
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the parents' available assets are equal to-
The parents' available assets under this subsection shall not be less than zero.
The asset protection allowance is calculated based on the following table (as revised by the Secretary pursuant to section 10877rr(d) of this title):
| Asset Protection Allowances for Parents of Dependent Students | ||
| If the age of the oldest parent is- | And there are | |
| two parents | one parent | |
| (1)then the allowance is- | ||
| 25 or less | $ 0 | $0 |
| 26 | $400 | $100 |
| 27 | $700 | $300 |
| 28 | $1,100 | $400 |
| 29 | $1,500 | $600 |
| 30 | $1,800 | $700 |
| 31 | $2,200 | $800 |
| 32 | $2,600 | $1,000 |
| 33 | $2,900 | $1,100 |
| 34 | $3,300 | $1,300 |
| 35 | $3,700 | $1,400 |
| 36 | $4,000 | $1,500 |
| 37 | $4,400 | $1,700 |
| 38 | $4,800 | $1,800 |
| 39 | $5,100 | $2,000 |
| 40 | $5,500 | $2,100 |
| 41 | $5,600 | $2,200 |
| 42 | $5,700 | $2,200 |
| 43 | $5,900 | $2,300 |
| 44 | $6,000 | $2,300 |
| 45 | $6,200 | $2,400 |
| 46 | $6,300 | $2,400 |
| 47 | $6,500 | $2,500 |
| 48 | $6,600 | $2,500 |
| 49 | $6,800 | $2,600 |
| 50 | $7,000 | $2,700 |
| 51 | $7,100 | $2,700 |
| 52 | $7,300 | $2,800 |
| 53 | $7,500 | $2,900 |
| 54 | $7,700 | $2,900 |
| 55 | $7,900 | $3,000 |
| 56 | $8,100 | $3,100 |
| 57 | $8,400 | $3,100 |
| 58 | $8,600 | $3,200 |
| 59 | $8,800 | $3,300 |
| 60 | $9,100 | $3,400 |
| 61 | $9,300 | $3,500 |
| 62 | $9,600 | $3,600 |
| 63 | $9,900 | $3,700 |
| 64 | $10,200 | $3,800 |
| 65 or more | $10,500 | $3,900. |
The assessment of the parents' adjusted available income (as determined under subsection (b)(1) and hereafter in this subsection referred to as "AAI") is calculated based on the following table (as revised by the Secretary pursuant to section 1087rr(e) of this title):
| Parents' Contribution From AAI | |
| If the parents' AAI is- | Then the parents' contribution from AAI is- |
| Less than - $6,820 | - $1,500 |
| - $6,820 to $17,400 | 22% of AAI |
| $17,401 to $21,800 | $3,828 + 25% of AAI over $17,400 |
| $21,801 to $26,200 | $4,928 + 29% of AAI over $21,800 |
| $26,201 to $30,700 | $6,204 + 34% of AAI over $26,200 |
| $30,701 to $35,100 | $7,734 + 40% of AAI over $30,700 |
| $35,101 or more | $9,494 + 47% of AAI over $35,100. |
Parental income and assets in the case of student whose parents are married and not separated, or who are unmarried but live together, shall include the income and assets of both parents.
Parental income and assets for a student whose parents are divorced or separated, but not remarried, is determined by including only the income and assets of the parent who provides the greater portion of the student's financial support.
Parental income and assets in the case of the death of any parent is determined as follows:
If a parent whose income and assets are taken into account under paragraph (2), or if a parent who is a widow or widower and whose income is taken into account under paragraph (3), has remarried, the income of that parent's spouse shall be included in determining the parent's assessment of adjusted available income if the student's parent and the stepparent are married as of the date of application for the award year concerned.
Parental income and assets in the case of a student whose parent is not described in paragraph (1) and is a single parent who is not divorced, separated, or remarried, shall include the income and assets of such single parent.
The student's available income is equal to-
except that the amount determined under this paragraph shall not be less than - $1,500 for award year 2024-2025 and not less than zero for award year 2025-2026 and each award year thereafter.
The adjustment to student income is equal to the sum of-
The allowance for payroll taxes is equal to the sum of-
The allowance for parents' negative available income is the amount, if any, by which the sum of the amounts deducted under subsection (c)(1) exceeds the sum of the parents' total income (as defined in section 1087vv of this title) and the parents' available assets (as determined in accordance with subsection (d)).
The student's assets are determined by calculating the assets of the student and multiplying such amount by 20 percent, except that the result shall not be less than zero.
20 U.S.C. § 1087oo
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2024-Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 118-40 amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The student's available income is equal to- "(A) the difference between the student's total income (determined in accordance with section 1087vv of this title) and the adjustment to student income (determined in accordance with paragraph (2)); multiplied by "(B) 50 percent."2020- Pub. L. 116-260 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to family contribution for dependent students. 2009-Subsec. (c)(5)(B). Pub. L. 111-39 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 2 of title 26.2007-Subsec. (g)(2)(D). Pub. L. 110-84 amended subpar. (D) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (D) read as follows: "an income protection allowance of $3,000 (or a successor amount prescribed by the Secretary under section 1087rr of this title);".2006-Subsec. (g)(2)(D). Pub. L. 109-171, §8017(a)(1)(A), substituted "$3,000" for "$2,200". Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 109-171, §8017(a)(1)(B), substituted "20" for "35".1998-Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 105-244, §473(a), which directed insertion of ", excluding the student's parents," after "number of family members", was executed by making the insertion after "number of the family members" to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Subsec. (g)(2)(D). Pub. L. 105-244, §473(b)(1)(A), substituted "$2,200 (or a successor amount prescribed by the Secretary under section 1087rr of this title);" for "$1,750; and".Subsec. (g)(2)(F). Pub. L. 105-244, §473(b)(1)(B), (C), added subpar. (F).Subsec. (g)(6). Pub. L. 105-244, §473(b)(2), added par. (6).Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 105-244, §473(c), added subsec. (j). 1997-Subsec. (c)(1)(F). Pub. L. 105-78, §609(g)(1), added subpar. (F).Subsec. (g)(2)(E). Pub. L. 105-78, §609(g)(2), added subpar. (E).1993-Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 103-208, §2(g)(2), substituted "$9,510" for "9,510" in table. Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 103-208, §2(g)(3), in introductory provisions, substituted "If a parent" for "Income in the case of a parent", "(1) of this subsection, or if a parent" for "(1) of this subsection, or a parent", and "the income" for "is determined as follows: The income".Subsec. (g)(1)(B). Pub. L. 103-208, §2(g)(4), inserted closing parenthesis after "paragraph (2)".Subsec. (g)(3). Pub. L. 103-208, §2(g)(5), in table added last item relating to Other. 1992- Pub. L. 102-325 amended section generally, making minor changes in subsecs. (a) to (c) and (e) to (g), in subsec. (d) substituting provisions relating to parents' contribution from assets for provisions relating to parents' income supplemental amount from assets, in subsec. (h) substituting provisions relating to student contribution from assets for provisions relating to student and spouse income supplemental amount from assets, and in subsec. (i) substituting provisions relating to adjustments to parents' contribution for enrollment periods other than 9 months for purposes other than subpart 2 of part A of this subchapter for provisions relating to adjustments for enrollment periods other than 9 months. 1987-Subsec. (c)(2), (4). Pub. L. 100-50, §14(1), substituted "section 1087rr of this title" for "section 1087ss of this title".Subsec. (c)(7). Pub. L. 100-50, §14(2), struck out "National" before "Center".Subsec. (d)(2)(B). Pub. L. 100-50, §14(3), substituted "displaced homemaker" for "dislocated homemaker".Subsec. (d)(2)(C). Pub. L. 100-50, §14(1), substituted "section 1087rr of this title" for "section 1087ss of this title".Pub. L. 100-50, §14(4), added table after subpar. (C) and struck out former table which read as follows:
| "Adjusted Net Worth of a Business or Farm | |
| If the net worth of a business or farm is- | Then the adjusted net worth is: |
| Less than $1 | $0 |
| $1-$65,000 | 40 percent of NW |
| $65,001-$195,000 | $26,000 plus 50 percent of NW over $65,000 |
| $195,001-$325,000 | $91,000 plus 60 percent of NW over $195,000 |
| $325,001 or more | $169,000 plus 100 percent of NW over $325,000". |
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2024 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 118-40 effective and applicable as if included in title VII of div. FF of Pub. L. 116-260, see section 101(d) of div. B of Pub. L. 118-40, set out as a note under section 1070a of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2020 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 116-260 effective July 1, 2024, except as otherwise expressly provided, and applicable with respect to award year 2024-2025 and each subsequent award year, as determined under this chapter, see section 701(b) of Pub. L. 116-260, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2009 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 111-39 effective as if enacted on the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110-315 (Aug. 14, 2008), see section 3 of Pub. L. 111-39, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2007 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 110-84, §601, 121 Stat. 804, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 1087pp, 1087qq, and 1087rr of this title] shall be effective on July 1, 2009."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2006 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 109-171 effective July 1, 2006, except as otherwise provided, see section 8001(c) of Pub. L. 109-171, set out as a note under section 1002 of this title. Pub. L. 109-171, §8017, 120 Stat. 173, provided that: "The amendments made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to determinations of need for periods of enrollment beginning on or after July 1, 2007."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 105-244, effective Oct. 7, 1998, and applicable with respect to determinations of need under this part for academic years beginning on or after July 1, 2000, see section 480A of Pub. L. 105-244, set out as a note under section 1087kk of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1993 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 103-208 effective as if included in the Higher Education Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. 102-325 except as otherwise provided, see section 5(a) of Pub. L. 103-208, set out as a note under section 1051 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1992 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 102-325 applicable with respect to determinations of need under this part for award years beginning on or after July 1, 1993, see section 471(b) of Pub. L. 102-325, set out as a note under section 1087kk of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1987 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 100-50 effective as if enacted as part of the Higher Education Amendments of 1986, Pub. L. 99-498, see section 27 of Pub. L. 100-50, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.