; multiplied by (ii) 20 percent. (B) Not less than zero Family's available assets under this subsection shall not be less than zero. (2) Asset protection allowance The asset protection allowance is calculated according to the following table (or a successor table prescribed by the Secretary under section 478(d)): Asset Protection Allowances for Families and Students If the age of the student is— And the student is married single then the allowance is— 25 or less $0 $0 26 $300 $100 27 $700 $200 28 $1,000 $300 29 $1,300 $500 30 $1,600 $600 31 $2,000 $700 32 $2,300 $800 33 $2,600 $900 34 $2,900 $1,000 35 $3,300 $1,100 36 $3,600 $1,200 37 $3,900 $1,400 38 $4,200 $1,500 39 $4,600 $1,600 40 $4,900 $1,700 41 $5,100 $1,700 42 $5,200 $1,700 43 $5,300 $1,800 44 $5,400 $1,800 45 $5,500 $1,900 46 $5,700 $1,900 47 $5,800 $1,900 48 $6,000 $2,000 49 $6,100 $2,000 50 $6,300 $2,100 51 $6,400 $2,100 52 $6,600 $2,200 53 $6,800 $2,200 54 $6,900 $2,300 55 $7,100 $2,300 56 $7,300 $2,400 57 $7,500 $2,500 58 $7,700 $2,500 59 $7,900 $2,600 60 $8,200 $2,700 61 $8,400 $2,700 62 $8,600 $2,800 63 $8,900 $2,900 64 $9,200 $2,900 65 or more $9,400 $3,000. (d) Computations in case of separation, divorce, or death In the case of a student who is divorced or separated, or whose spouse has died, the spouse's income and assets shall not be considered in determining the family's available income or assets. . (f) Student aid index for independent students with dependents other than a spouse Section 477 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087qq ) is amended to read as follows: 477. Student aid index for independent students with dependents other than a spouse (a) Computation of student aid index For each independent student with dependents other than a spouse, the student aid index is equal to the amount determined by— (1) computing adjusted available income by adding— (A) the family's available income (determined in accordance with subsection (b)); and (B) the family's available assets (determined in accordance with subsection (c))