About 17% of FAFSA forms were selected for verification ... for example, overall selection rates decreased by 10 percentage points. Additionally, given the effects of COVID-19, the Education ...

An earlier version of this article incorrectly said that the Education Department ... aid offices of the various forms students would need to submit if selected for verification during the ...

“Verification disproportionately ... according to the Education Department. That prevents them from easily importing verified income data from the IRS onto their FAFSA form and requires more ...