| Student loan debt reduction primarily recognizes a | | | | reduction are multifold. To avail a reduction it is required |
| student borrowers' lack of ability to put down a full | | | | that the borrower must have completely exhausted all |
| payment on their outstanding student loans or | | | | the available interest relief. The period for the borrower |
| borrowings. Those students who have completely | | | | to repay the loan must be at least fifteen years and |
| exhausted their interest relief under the program for | | | | his or her loan must be in good standing. It is also |
| Interest Relief may qualify for debt relief. Also those | | | | required that the borrower must be able to |
| students who have been out of post-secondary | | | | demonstrate that he or she has an income that is |
| studies for at least five years can qualify for a student | | | | robust and consistent enough to support the payment, |
| loan debt reduction. This helps these students to | | | | post-reduction. |
| thereby reduce the loan principal to a level that is | | | | The student loan debt reduction is in place in an effort |
| slightly more affordable. | | | | to recognize the rising need for trained professionals in |
| If the case is such that annual payments, on an | | | | underserved communities in the United States. This |
| average, are exceeding fifteen percent of the income | | | | loan debt reduction comes as boon to those students |
| of a family, then the principal amount of the student | | | | who are under the intense financial burden of loans |
| loan can be reduced. The maximum amount of | | | | coupled with rising academic competitiveness and |
| assistance that can be given is the lesser amount of | | | | pressure of studies. Now more students can look |
| up to half of the loan amount, or up to ten thousand | | | | towards higher studies and a promising career without |
| dollars. The eligibility criteria that must be met by a | | | | the fear of large loans and repayment issues. |
| student who wishes to avail the student loan debt | | | | |