call osap.? plz help~~!!?
anyone knows who should i call if i have questions as to why my osap is soo low ( i have no other source of income, and unable to pay tuition fee ><)
the school?? or the National Student Loans Service Centre??
can someone plz reply.. i really need to talk to them about it to negotiate my osap funds.
thanks~
go to the financial aid office at your school. They should be able to tell you why your OSAP is so low.
these are the things that affect how much OSAP you get:
your marital status – single person or still living at home the max is $350 per week multiplied by the number of weeks in your program.
married or sole support parent, its $545 per week.
Things that will reduce your OSAP funding:
your prestudy income
your income while in school
your parents/spouses income
the value of any cars you own or lease
your savings
your RRSPs
OSAP starts by assessing your NEED – this is your tuition cost, books, and living — OSAP decides what your living expenses are — you don’t tell them what they are.
Then OSAP decides (based on the information you give) what your CONTRIBUTION to your education ought to be.
Then they subtract your contribution from your need and get your UNMET NEED. If your need is higher than the maximums, you get the max — $350/week or $545/week depending. If your need is less than the maximum, you get the lesser amount.
There are items that you can appeal, but you first need to know if something you put down on your app is causing you to not get what you expected. The best person to help with that is your financial aid officer at your school.
