New steps to help people with disabilities and student loans
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is taking steps to help people with disabilities get their student loan debt forgiven, safeguarding their Social Security payments.
Mitchell said one woman who had been suffering with side effects from breast cancer treatment that left her permanently disabled tried repeatedly to get her debt discharged — a process that took seven years.
Mitchell said the department worked with the Social Security Administration to identify people with federal student loans who were also receiving disability payments, and deemed permanently disabled.
Many Social Security Disability recipients qualify for loan cancellation, yet most do not know about the discharge program.