debt forgiveness to millions of borrowers who earn less than $125,000 per year. The report, released last week, provides a more detailed look into who applied for relief locally and beyond between Oct. 14 and Nov. 11, when a court ruling paused the program.
Democrat-represented districts averaged about 57,000 applications for debt relief compared to Republican districts’ 50,000 applications. While not always perfect, congressional districts are designed to have The Department of Education data did not include the political parties of applicants.Across Pennsylvania, applicants living in lower-income districts were approved at a higher rate than those in wealthier areas.
According to Politico’s nationwide analysis, borrowers in lower-income zip codes applied for student loan relief at a higher rate than those living in wealthier areas and more were approved, with 98% of applications coming from zip codes where the average income is under $75,000 and two-thirds from those where it’s less than $40,000.
District 2, another majority non-white district in Philadelphia that has the highest percent of Latino residents in the state, had Pennsylvania’s second-highest number of approved applications.