Recently, the Department of Veterans Affairs sent out a reminder about the resumption of student loan payments, following the pause that was previously put in place to account for possible hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
You can read that announcement below for more information.
In case you missed it, the Department of Education has announced that payments on federal student loans, which had been paused since the COVID-19 emergency, will resume in October 2023. Interest on those student loans will resume beginning September 1, 2023. If you have no federal student loans, this will not apply to you.
The Department of Education is also notifying borrowers before their payments restart, but we wanted to make sure you had plenty of time to prepare. VA cannot answer questions about your student loans.
If you have questions about how the restart will work, what steps you need to take to resume your payments or change account information, or how to switch to a different repayment plan, you can find the following resources on the Department of Education website:
- Prepare for Student Loan Repayments to Restart
- Repaying Student Loans for the First Time
- Repaying Student Loans 101
Respectfully,
VA Education Service
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Benefits Administration
1-888-442-4551, TDD: 711
Author: Makenna Uriarte
Makenna began working for the American Legion Department of California in 2022 as the Information and Communications Coordinator. In addition to this role, she is also part of the web team where she uses her passion and training in graphic design to help monitor/update the Department of California website, publish news stories, and work with the editorial team on the California Legionnaire newsletter.