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Making Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Determinations: A Tool for Financial Aid Administrators For the 2024-2025 FAFSA

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Making Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Determinations: A Tool for Financial Aid Administrators For the 2024-2025 FAFSA

This form may be completed by a financial aid administrator (FAA) who is evaluating a student’s eligibility for independent student status. There is no official federal form that FAAs are required to use for unaccompanied homeless youth determinations; this form is provided as an optional tool to assist with this task.

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Published May 2024

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Unaccompanied Youth Eligibility Flowchart

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Flowchart showing how to determine eligibility for unaccompanied homeless youth under the McKinney-Vento Act, with examples of qualifying, non-qualifying, and unclear living situations based on whether housing is fixed, regular, and adequate.

Unaccompanied Youth Eligibility Flowchart

This flowchart helps you determine whether a student living apart from a parent or court-appointed guardian is an unaccompanied homeless youth under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (section 725(6)). It guides you through common scenarios, providing examples of situations where a student IS or IS NOT an unaccompanied homeless youth, as well as situations that need more information before making a determination. All eligibility determinations should be made on a case-by-case basis.

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Date Published: January 2026

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Meeting the Educational Needs of Students Displaced by Disasters: Youth on their Own

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Meeting the Educational Needs of Students Displaced by Disasters: Youth on their Own

This NCHE brief explains how the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act applies to unaccompanied youth displaced by disaster and how the Act can assist these students in accessing education and other needed support services.

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Published Fall 2015

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Increasing Access to Higher Education for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth: Information for Colleges and Universities

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Increasing Access to Higher Education for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth: Information for Colleges and Universities

Many unaccompanied homeless youth have higher education aspirations, but find the barriers to enrollment and attendance to be overwhelming. This NCHE brief provides a better understanding of unaccompanied homeless youth and the educational and other challenges they face, a summary of federal education legislation that gives unaccompanied homeless youth access to important educational supports, and samples of promising practices implemented by high schools, colleges, and universities to assist unaccompanied homeless youth in succeeding in college.

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Published January 2024

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Making Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Determinations: A Tool for Financial Aid Administrators For the 2022-2023 FAFSA

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Making Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Determinations: A Tool for Financial Aid Administrators For the 2022-2023 FAFSA

This form may be completed by a financial aid administrator (FAA) who is evaluating a student’s eligibility for independent student status. There is no official federal form that FAAs are required to use for unaccompanied homeless youth determinations; this form is provided as an optional tool to assist with this task.

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Published 2022-2023

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Meeting the Educational Needs of Students Displaced by Disasters: Youth on Their Own

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Meeting the Educational Needs of Students Displaced by Disasters: Youth on Their Own

This NCHE brief describes the challenges faced by youth on their own who have become homeless due to a disaster; explains basic provisions of the McKinney-Vento Act relevant to serving unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness; and provides strategies for local educational agencies (LEAs) and relief agencies to put into place to serve unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness before and after a disaster occurs.

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Published December 2022

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Making Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Determinations: A Tool for Financial Aid Administrators For the 2021-2022 FAFSA

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Making Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Determinations: A Tool for Financial Aid Administrators For the 2021-2022 FAFSA

This form may be completed by a financial aid administrator (FAA) who is evaluating a student’s eligibility for independent student status. There is no official federal form that FAAs are required to use for unaccompanied homeless youth determinations; this form is provided as an optional tool to assist with this task.

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Published 2021-2022

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Making Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Determinations: A Tool for Financial Aid Administrators For the 2023-2024 FAFSA

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Making Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Determinations: A Tool for Financial Aid Administrators For the 2023-2024 FAFSA

This form may be completed by a financial aid administrator (FAA) who is evaluating a student’s eligibility for independent student status. There is no official federal form that FAAs are required to use for unaccompanied homeless youth determinations; this form is provided as an optional tool to assist with this task.

Click here for Full PDF

Published 2022

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Supporting the Education of Unaccompanied Students Experiencing Homelessness Webinar

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Supporting the Education of Unaccompanied Youth Experiencing Homelessness Webinar

In this interactive webinar, presenters will review key statutory requirements and implementation strategies for supporting the education of unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness under the McKinney-Vento Act.

Participants will:  

  • Become familiar with the term “unaccompanied youth” (UY) as defined by the McKinney-Vento Act.  
  • Increase the understanding of the educational and other life challenges faced by UY. 
  • Learn statutory requirements and implementation strategies for identifying  and supporting the education of UY.  

Presenters: NCHE Staff
Date Recorded: July 2025
Length: 1 hour and 20 minutes

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In preparation for attending your Webinar, please download all handouts below. These materials will be used or referenced during the Webinar:

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Supporting the Education of Unaccompanied Students Experiencing Homelessness (NCHE issue brief)

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