Any college student who has applied for federal financial aid would testify that it is a very long and complicated process. The process is even more complicated, however, for homeless students applying for financial aid. Not only do these students have to fill out the normal forms, but also provide documentation of their homelessness annually. This issue is addressed in the article “Senator Wants to Help Homeless Students, Who are ‘Taking Out Loans for Survival’” which was featured in the Washington Post on November 12, 2015. The author of the article, Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, writes about the proposition of a bill by Senator Patty Murray of Washington. This bill proposes ending financial aid requirements asking students to verify living conditions
