Definitions

SSS students

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First-Generation College Student: This term refers to students where neither parent has earned a four year degree.

SSS Income Requirements

(Effective January 11, 2024 until further notice)
Size of Family Unit 48 Contiguous States, DC, and Outlying Jurisdictions Alaska Hawaii
1 $22,590 $28,215 $25,965
2 $30,660 $38,310 $35,250
3 $38,730 $48,405 $44,535
4 $46,800 $58,500 $53,820
5 $54,870 $68,595 $63,105
6 $62,940 $78,690 $72,390
7 $71,010 $88,785 $81,675
8 $79,080 $98,880 $90,060

For family units with more than eight members, add the following amount for each additional family member: $8,070 for the 48 contiguous states, the District of Columbia and outlying jurisdictions; $10,095 for Alaska; and $9,285 for Hawaii.

The term “low-income individual” means an individual whose family’s taxable income for the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of the poverty level amount.

The figures shown under family income represent amounts equal to 150 percent of the family income levels established by the Census Bureau for determining poverty status.