{"id":18560,"date":"2026-09-16T17:06:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/kinloch-city-mo\/?p=18560"},"modified":"2026-09-16T17:06:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:06:24","slug":"updated-help-tool-for-public-service-loan-forgiveness-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/kinloch-city-mo\/updated-help-tool-for-public-service-loan-forgiveness-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated Help Tool For Public Service Loan Forgiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There is an updated tool for application and participation<\/a> in the public service loan forgiveness program. The tool allows participants to manage their account completely online, including the required signatures by borrowers and their employers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Things you can do with the online tool include the following:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The tool provides a search list of qualifying employers and access to the employer certification form<\/a>. That form will confirm whether you’re working in an eligible job. It also generates a tally of how many qualifying payments you’ve made, toward the total 120 required. Like Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans, qualifying payments are based on income and family size, not loan balance. Note: The SAVE repayment plan ended following a court order in March 2026; affected borrowers must switch to an active IDR or standard repayment plan to continue accumulating qualifying payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tool asks one to provide an email address of someone at your place of employment who can confirm your position and sign the form. Previously, borrowers needed to track down the right people at their workplaces and get a physical signature from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. Department of Education says the process should take less than 30 minutes if you have your W-2s or Federal Employer Identification Number handy. There is an online guide to help you with the tool<\/a> if needed. Once the process is complete, the form is submitted directly to the U.S. Department of Education. As of mid-2024, the Department of Education transitioned the PSLF program away from MOHELA and fully manages it in-house through StudentAid.gov. If you have questions or need assistance, you can contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-433-3243<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is recommended that participants in the program use the tool to update their information at least once a year, and keep records of their confirmed qualifying payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are three main requirements to qualify for public service loan forgiveness:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Your employer must be a government organization at any level, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization or some other type of not-for-profit organization that provides public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Your loans must be federal Direct loans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. To reach forgiveness, you need to have made 120 qualifying, on-time payments in an income-driven repayment plan or the standard repayment plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 41 months of the COVID Student Loan Repayment Pause (March 2020 through August 2023) all count toward your 120 needed payments, whether or not you made payments, so long as you remained in public service during those months. You can learn more about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program by visiting the program’s webpage on the Federal Student Aid website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more resources related to financial assistance by selecting the “Financial Resources<\/a>” category tab on our “Social Service Utilization Library<\/a>” page.<\/p>\n\n\n

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There is an updated tool for application and participation in the public service loan forgiveness program. The tool allows participants to manage their account completely online, including the required signatures by borrowers and their employers.  Things you can do with the online tool include the following: The tool provides a <\/p>\n

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