1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Working Students Act . 2. Increasing support for working students by 35 percent (a) Dependent students Section 475(g)(2)(D) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087oo(g)(2)(D) ) is amended to read as follows: (D) an income protection allowance (or a successor amount prescribed by the Secretary under section 478) of $9,010 for academic year 2018–2019; . (b) Independent students without dependents other than a spouse Section 476(b)(1)(A)(iv) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087pp(b)(1)(A)(iv) ) is amended to read as follows: (iv) an income protection allowance (or a successor amount prescribed by the Secretary under section 478)— (I) for single or separated students, or married students where both are enrolled pursuant to subsection (a)(2), of $14,010 for academic year 2018–2019; and (II) for married students where one is enrolled pursuant to subsection (a)(2), of $22,460 for academic year 2018–2019