California Lutheran University – Office of Financial Aid
2015-16 Worksheet for Determining Support
CLU Office of Financial Aid
60 West Olsen Road #1375
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
EMAIL: finaid@callutheran.edu
FAX: (805) 493-3114
This worksheet is used to demonstrate how the student is financially supporting a child, or
person other than a spouse, in order to qualify as an independent student for financial aid
purposes.
CLU ID # or Social Security Number
Current phone number (include area code)
Funds Belonging to the Person You Supported
1. Enter the total funds belonging to the person you supported, including income received
(taxable and nontaxable) and amounts borrowed during the year, plus the amount in
savings and other accounts at the beginning of the year. Do not include funds provided by
the state; include those amounts on line 23 instead
2. Enter the amount on line 1 that was used for the person's support
3. Enter the amount on line 1 that was used for other purposes
4. Enter the total amount in the person's savings and other accounts at the end of the year
5. Add lines 2 through 4. (This amount should equal line 1.)
Expenses for Entire Household (where the person you supported lived)
6. Lodging (complete line 6a or 6b):
6a. Enter the total rent or mortgage paid
6b. Enter the fair value of the home. If the person you supported owned the home, also
include this amount in line 21
7. Enter the total food expenses
8. Enter the total amount of utilities (heat, light, water, etc. not included in line 6a or 6b)
9. Enter the total amount of repairs (not included in line 6a or 6b)
10. Enter the total of other expenses. Do not include expenses of maintaining the home, such
as mortgage interest, real estate taxes, cable, credit card, pool maintenance, etc.
11. Add lines 6a through 10. These are the total household expenses
12. Enter total number of persons who lived in the household
Expenses for the Person You Supported
13. Divide line 11 by line 12. This is the person's share of the household expenses