NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)— As President Biden’s plans for student debt relief continue to unfold, data released by the US Department of Education on Tuesday estimates more than 40 million people will receive assistance, including 600,000 borrowers in Louisiana will be eligible for assistance.
Following the Biden Administration’s announcement last month to bring up, LBJ sat down with
White House Officials say the impact of the forgiveness plan could provide relief to nearly 40% of all Louisiana adults who attended college. According to a White House fact sheet, the relief will provide up to $20,000 to Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 to other borrowers.
WGNO’s LBJ sat down with Rachel Thomas, the Senior Communications Advisor for Policy at the White House, to find out more about the plan and what it means for Louisiana. Watch the full interview in the player below.
FULL INTERVIEW: White House official talks student debt relief in Louisiana
The Department of Education also released an estimated amount of eligible borrowers by state. See the full data in the table below. To learn more about the plan and to find out how to apply, click here.
Eligible student borrowers by state
State or JurisdictionEstimated Number of Borrowers Eligible for Student Debt Relief (rounded to the nearest hundred)Estimated Number of Pell Borrowers Eligible for Student Debt Relief (rounded to the nearest hundred)AK 60,500 37,300AL 588,000 404,900AR 365,600 269,000AS 2,000 1,500AZ 810,800 554,900CA 3,549,300 2,340,600CO 698,100 419,000CT 454,200 238,200DC 105,600 60,300DE 116,900 68,000FL 2,427,600 1,716,300GA 1,506,100 1,039,100GU 6,900 4,500HI 111,500 65,700IA 408,700 248,900ID 201,400 144,900IL 1,486,600 863,600IN 856,400 555,500KS 360,900 225,500KY 563,300 394,000LA 608,100 435,200MA 813,000 401,200MD 747,100 419,400ME 175,000 105,300MI 1,316,000 849,300MN 729,700 416,300MO 777,300 502,200MP 1,400 1,000MS 417,200 316,400MT 120,400 78,600NC 1,190,500 785,500ND 82,000 49,600NE 232,100 136,000NH 175,100 85,300NJ 1,082,900 590,300NM 215,900 159,000NV 315,800 216,900NY 2,258,800 1,320,100OH 1,677,800 1,085,700OK 454,300 321,600OR 499,000 332,100PA 1,717,300 988,800PR 275,500 241,900RI 133,900 75,300SC 681,100 458,400SD 109,100 65,100TN 795,300 542,000TX 3,323,200 2,306,700UT 282,700 206,300VA 965,100 566,500VI 7,800 4,700VT 72,200 37,100WA 697,600 423,800WI 685,100 412,700WV 213,100 145,000WY 49,600 31,400Other 10,900 7,400Unknown 3,770,600 1,376,000
