The Trump administration's initiative to combat fraud in federal financial aid is raising concerns among college financial aid offices and advocates, who fear it could create access barriers for eligible students. They worry that the verification process might hinder low-income applicants from securing Pell Grants. Education officials claim the plan is essential for protecting taxpayer interests. As screens for new applicants are set to increase this summer, critics caution that without a timely implementation of new systems, universities may face increased burdens and challenges similar to recent past failures in launching financial aid applications.
In general, verification is a little bit of threading the needle between making sure that the right dollars are going to the right students, but also not putting up an inordinate number of barriers.
Department of Education officials say their plan is necessary to protect American taxpayers from theft and won't become a burden for colleges.
McCarthy, however, is concerned that if the new system isn't ready by the fall, 'institutions will be assuming this larger burden for a longer, indeterminate amount of time.'
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