Deadline Approaching for California Public Service Workers Eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness

Deadline Approaching for California Public Service Workers Eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness
A nurse cares for a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles, Calif., on July 30, 2021. Mario Tama/Getty Images
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Eligible public service workers in California have until Oct. 31, 2022, to apply for federal student loan forgiveness. Nearly 1 million Californians can take advantage of this debt relief, but only 10,000 have been approved so far, according to state Attorney General Rob Bonta.

In a press release, Bonta reminded Californians to take the opportunity to receive federal debt relief law called Public Service Loan Forgiveness, which backers said would encourage students to pursue public service jobs.