{"id":61865,"date":"2021-10-06T19:48:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T19:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/10\/06\/changes-to-federal-loan-forgiveness-program-will-benefit-thousands-of-troops-vets-and-dod-workers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:33:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:33:02","slug":"changes-to-federal-loan-forgiveness-program-will-benefit-thousands-of-troops-vets-and-dod-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/education-transition\/2021\/10\/06\/changes-to-federal-loan-forgiveness-program-will-benefit-thousands-of-troops-vets-and-dod-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to federal loan forgiveness program will benefit thousands of troops, vets and DoD workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tens of thousands of troops, veterans and civilian defense workers will see large federal loan debts reduced or erased under changes to the <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/manage-loans\/forgiveness-cancellation\/public-service\" target=\"_blank\">Public Service Loan Forgiveness program<\/a> announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move comes amid criticism of the program \u2014 designed to provide financial relief to federal workers who make regular payments on their federal loans \u2014 for being too cumbersome and unforgiving instead of being a benefit of public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/news\/press-releases\/fact-sheet-public-service-loan-forgiveness-pslf-program-overhaul\" target=\"_blank\">Department of Education<\/a> announced changes to \u201crestore the promise\u201d of the program and \u201cmake it easier for members of the military to get credit toward forgiveness while they serve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/mil-money\/2021\/10\/01\/navy-ups-tuition-assistance-credit-hour-caps-but-cuts-overall-funding-and-adds-new-eligibility-restrictions\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TA1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Navy ups tuition assistance credit hour caps, but cuts overall funding and adds new eligibility restrictions<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Here&#039;s what to know about the Navy&#039;s tuition assistance policy update.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the loan forgiveness program is not solely focused on service members, they make up a significant portion of program recipients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials said at least 17,000 current troops will benefit from the new rules, but the number could be much higher as staff combs through various loan accounts to see how many of the estimated 550,000 borrowers expected to benefit had some military service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under current rules, loan forgiveness recipients must either work full-time at a government job \u2014 federal, state, local and military posts are all included \u2014 or a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization such as the Peace Corps. It covers individuals who have direct loans or previously consolidated federal student loans and have been paying down the debt for the last 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rationale behind the program is to give those public servants financial relief, rather than force them to leave those public service jobs in an effort to erase their debts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in the past, rules surrounding those repayments required strict monthly guidelines and only covered certain types of loans. Earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/student-loan-debt-forgiveness-public-service-60-minutes-2021-10-03\/\" target=\"_blank\">60 Minutes<\/a> profiled multiple service members who paid back tens of thousands of dollars over a decade, only to discover at the end that their loan forgiveness applications had been rejected on technicalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Education Department officials Wednesday\u2019s announcement is designed to prevent that from happening again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese changes are important steps toward a better and stronger PSLF program, one that will move away from the current situation in which too few borrowers receive forgiveness, and too many do not receive credit for years of payments they made because of complicated eligibility rules, servicing errors or other technicalities,\u201d they said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Department leaders also promised to devote extra attention to members of the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting in 2022, staff will match department data with other federal databases to ensure that all federal workers (including troops) automatically qualify for the debt relief. That means those individuals could see their debts suddenly erased, without any work on their part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMilitary service members and other federal employees devote themselves to serving the United States, and we should make it as easy as possible for them to get [financial relief],\u201d the department announcement stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The changes also include broadening the types of federal loans previously eligible for forgiveness and relaxing strict monthly repayment rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2021\/09\/30\/youre-leaving-the-military-here-are-some-ways-to-help-figure-out-whats-next\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5090470.jpg_a94aa1.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">You\u2019re leaving the military. Here are some ways to help figure out what\u2019s next<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Here are some ways to think about figuring out your next career.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until now, roughly 16,000 individuals have qualified for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program since it was launched in 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Education Department officials said about 22,000 individuals are expected to benefit from the changes immediately, erasing about $1.74 billion in debt. Another 27,000 will need to certify their employment to get immediate relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new rules will be in effect through October 2022, under emergency provisions. However, officials are expected to codify many of the changes over the coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/manage-loans\/forgiveness-cancellation\/public-service\" target=\"_blank\">Public Service Loan Forgiveness program web site. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/usedgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@usedgov<\/a> officially announced transformational change to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/PSLF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PSLF<\/a>, directly responding to our calls for significant improvements, which will help over 1\/2 MILLION borrowers forgive over $11.5 BILLION of federal student loan debt: <a 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