Over 417,000 Mississippians eligible for $10,000 in the federal forgiveness and over 316,000 eligible for $20,000 Pell Grant forgiveness. Today, the White House released state-by-state data on how the Biden-Harris Administration’s plan for student loan forgiveness will benefit borrowers in all fifty states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. In Mississippi, Louisiana, West Virginia, and Ohio, the White House told Y’all Politics that the impact will be so far reaching that 40 percent of all adults who attended college “will see much-needed relief.”The White House says an estimated 417,200 borrowers in Mississippi are eligible for the federal forgiveness. In addition, the Administration estimates that 316,400 Mississippians are Pell Grant borrowers eligible for the larger debt forgiveness. “The student debt relief plan will help borrowers and families continue to recover from the pandemic and prepare to resume student loan payments in January 2023.

Source: Washington Post September 20, 2022 17:01 UTC