By: Michael Donegan
SUTV News
President Joe Biden announced a historic student loan forgiveness plan last week.
According to the White House, the three-part plan will see up to 43 million college students getting their total loan amounts cut by $10,000 if they make less than $125,000 a year or $250,000 a year for married couples.
However, that $10,000 is doubled to $20,000 for 27 million Americans who have received The Pell Grant.
If you have less than $10,000 in student loans or less than $20,000 and you have received The Pell Grant, your debt slate will be wiped clean.
This comes after the COVID-19 pandemic had many calling for student loans to be canceled completely.
President Biden has also extended the pause on federal student loan repayments until Dec. 31, 2022.
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