Parent PLUS Borrowers Have a Limited Time to Get Debt Relief

The student debt apocalypse has arrived. With less grant funding available for students, enrollments are decreasing, as students of all ages are reaching the conclusion that they cannot afford tuition for postsecondary education, especially at four-year universities. For some families, though, college education is the gateway to a meaningful career and the hallmark of responsible citizenship. Some parents will stop at nothing to ensure that their children have the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree, or an even higher qualification, and enter the learned professions, even if the parents themselves cannot pay for their children’s education out of pocket. This is why, until recently, the federal government offered Parent PLUS loans, which borrowers could use to pay the college tuition of their sons and daughters. A new change to the law has set a short deadline for Parent PLUS borrowers to apply for debt relief. If you borrowed a Parent PLUS loan to help pay for your child’s education, and now you are struggling to repay it, contact a Boca Raton debt lawyer.

The Trouble With Parent PLUS Loans

Student loan debt can add up to enormous amounts. Students just out of high school who borrow six figures in student loans, studying for four years at a private university and paying for most of it with loans, have it bad enough. Many of them have barely made a debt in the principal ten years after graduation. They enter income-based repayment plans and make payments for decades; the government eventually forgives the loan, with the middle-aged graduate never having achieved prosperity. For everyone except students who borrow small amounts to cover the balance they still owe after you account for scholarships and financial aid, student loans benefit the lenders more than they benefit the borrowers.

Parent PLUS loans are the perfect Trojan horse for parents who want to see their children succeed educationally but don’t have enough money on hand to cover tuition. Anyone who borrows a Parent PLUS loan has a child old enough to enroll in college, and is therefore closer to retirement age than most student loan borrowers.

Now Is the Time to Consolidate Your Loans or Enter an Income-Driven Repayment Plan

Some of the recent reforms to student loan laws have targeted Parent PLUS loans. Borrowers must act before the end of March to be eligible for debt relief. One form of debt relief is income-based repayment plans, where the borrower pays a certain amount each month for a fixed term, and then the lender forgives the remaining balance. Another option is to consolidate your Parent PLUS loans, by borrowing a new loan with which you repay the Parent PLUS loan. If you wait longer than that, you will have fewer options for debt relief.

Work With a Debt Lawyer About Student Loan Debt

A South Florida debt lawyer can help you if you are struggling financially after borrowing Parent PLUS loans to help your children pay for college.  Contact Nowack & Olson, PLLC in Boca Raton, Florida to discuss your case.

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cnbc.com/2026/02/16/student-loan-parent-plus-forgiveness.html