Reporting Changes or Additional Information About Your Financial Circumstances

If your family is facing a change in financial circumstances that occurred since January 1st of last year or since you completed your FAFSA, you and/or your parent(s) may write a letter to the Financial Aid Office explaining and documenting the special situation. Include all pertinent information and be as specific as possible. For example, if your parent lost a job, include the layoff notice, the last paycheck stub and an estimate of unemployment insurance or other income your parent may receive for the remainder of the calendar year. Using this information we can adjust the family income and re-evaluate your financial aid eligibility. After you tell us about your situation, we may request additional information about your projected income and expenses.

Remember to include the student name and UCSC student ID number on each page of correspondence.

Examples of financial circumstances we will consider include:

• high family medical costs not covered by insurance
• loss of income due to layoff, involuntary loss of employment
• major repairs after a natural disaster.

Note: High mortgage costs, credit card / consumer debt, and other discretionary expenses incurred in many households will not be considered in our evaluation of your eligibility for financial aid.