Biden administration forgives student debt for further 74,000 US borrowers

Beneficiaries include public service workers such as firefighters, nurses and teachers with more than 10 years of service

Another 74,000 US borrowers will have their student loan debt forgiven – a total of nearly $5bn, the White House announced on Friday.

Many of these borrowers are public service workers, such as firefighters, nurses and teachers. They qualify to have their student loans forgiven because of 10 or more years of service.