The Supreme Court overturned President Biden’s student-debt forgiveness plan, claiming it exceeded the authority Congress delegated to the executive branch. Photo illustration: Elise DeanMillions of parents who took out student loans on behalf of their children were left out of the Biden administration’s new repayment plans. Parent Plus loans, which account for more than $111 billion in outstanding student debt, aren’t eligible for the lower monthly payments and shorter paths to forgiveness offered under the new Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) program announced in January. Neither were they part of the one-time adjustment in July to other income-driven repayment programs that awarded borrowers nearly $40 billion dollars in debt relief. There is a way to convert Parent Plus loans into one that is eligible, but it is complicated.

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Persons: Biden’s, WSJ’s Andrew Restuccia, Elise Dean Organizations: Biden, Parent, Valuable