Biden student loan plan with ‘hardship’ provision could cost as much as $700 billion: Watchdog

Published April 16, 2024 3:13pm ET



President Joe Biden’s latest student loan forgiveness plan, unveiled last week, could cost the government upward of $750 billion, according to analysis by a government watchdog group. 

Biden’s new plan comes less than a year after the Supreme Court struck down his last effort. It would eliminate debt for over 30 million people. 

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