So been off grid for several years, no job equals no pay, as far as the gov knows. Went to college on the GI bill, was instructed to apply for grants, recently have been informed I need to pay grants back. Never encountered this before but basically it’s now in collections. From what I know if I wasn’t entitled to a grant the school should have notified me instead of giving me the overpayment to pay for school costs yadi yada. Anyone know a proper way to rectify this. Skip the obvious get a lawyer, cuz eventually I shall, but any direct action I can take?
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I used to work as a tax pro and this his been my beef with school grants all along. Grants are freely given to prospective students with little or no instructions on how they can be used. For example, inner city student gets a grant - grant get used for books, tuition, housing and living expenses. Student gets a 1098-T from the school for tuition and books. (Only if they purchased books from the school, if they were frugal and found them cheaper online, they are SOL) The money used on housing and living expenses is considered income, any monies used not on a 1098-T is considered income. I saw it so many times, it was sad.
Well sheeit. Thanks brotha