The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers through a combination of existing programs.

The Education Department announced the latest round of cancellation on Wednesday, saying it will erase $7.7 billion in federal student loans. With the latest action, the administration said it has canceled $167 billion in student debt for nearly 5 million Americans through several programs.

The latest relief will go to borrowers in three categories who hit certain milestones that make them eligible for cancellation. It will go to 54,000 borrowers who are enrolled in Biden’s new income-driven repayment plan, along with 39,000 enrolled in earlier income-driven plans, and about 67,000 who are eligible through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

  • gastationsushi@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Are you a Biden supporter who is also defending the legal opinions of the conservative supreme court? You might need to step away from politics.

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      5 months ago

      I have no idea how you seem to be drawing that conclusion from my conversation so far so I can’t answer your question. Our you saying im defending it by him dealing with the reality of it???