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Disability affairs department receives hike of 0.02%, allocated Rs 1,225 crore in budget
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities has been allocated a total of Rs 1,225.2…
PTI
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Biden's Education Dept. just erased $5.8 billion in student-debt for 323,000 borrowers
Education Sec. Miguel Cardona announced automatic cancelation for borrowers with total and permanen…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's DOE just canceled $1.3 billion of student debt for 41,000 borrowers with disabilities - and ended a rule requiring 230,000 to submit paperwork to qualify
Under a program started under Obama, borrowers with disabilities could apply to cancel student loan…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers with disabilities could be paying extra taxes because of 'false and misleading' information on debt forgiveness, advocates say
Student-loan borrowers with disabilities may not know their debt forgiveness isn't taxable. Student…
Ayelet Sheffey
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517,000 student-loan borrowers with disabilities should get their debt wiped out, bipartisan lawmakers say
Six lawmakers want to remove the "bureaucratic barriers" borrowers with total and permanent disabil…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Up to 2 million veterans could miss out on $1,200 stimulus checks if they don't file with the IRS
Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have called on the IRS and Treasury to make the payments a…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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An Army veteran lied about being paralyzed to get over $1 million in disability benefits and used some of the money to buy a BMW, feds say
According to court documents, investigators saw the Army veteran walk up and down stairs, lift and …
Kelly McLaughlin
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Finmin to showcase achievements of financial inclusion at Republic Day parade
New Delhi, Jan 22 () The Finance Ministry will showcase achievements of the financial inclusion dri…
PTI
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Biden's Education Department just proposed a student-loan forgiveness revamp so borrowers 'don't have to jump through hoops' for debt relief
From preventing surges in student loan interest to making targeted relief easier to gain, a range o…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden just canceled student debt for 41,000 borrowers with disabilities. Here's who qualifies.
Borrowers may qualify for student loan forgiveness if the VA ruled them unemployable or if a physic…
Ayelet Sheffey
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4 cops were caught on video laughing after a disabled veteran urinated on himself after being denied restroom access
Dynell Lane, a veteran who was wounded while deployed for the US Army, was refused access to a rest…
Alia Shoaib
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Government Shutdown Set To Ripple Through States As Layoff Notices Begin To Go Out
"For me, it couldn't have come at a worse time," said Tammy Turner-Lee, a 54-year-old supervisor in…
David A. Lieb, AP
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Poll: 1/3 Of Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Have Contemplated Suicide
While mental health and post traumatic stress disorder remain a huge issue for American veterans, t…
Brian Jones
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350,000 student-loan borrowers with disabilities have gotten $7 billion in debt wiped out under Biden. Here's how to qualify.
Biden has taken steps to improve student-loan forgiveness for borrowers with total and permanent di…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Meet the top 11 gene-editing biotechs
These are Insider's biggest healthcare stories for July 27.
Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer
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Biden's student-loan forgiveness 'does not go far enough' for seniors and people with disabilities facing 'crippling debt,' a Democratic lawmaker says
A group of Democrats want to bolster Biden's student-debt relief by canceling loans for those on Me…
Ayelet Sheffey
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4 student-loan forgiveness programs might become easier to qualify for. Here's what you need to know.
Biden's Education Department released proposals to improve major student-loan forgiveness programs,…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Veterans Groups Unload On GOP Senator For 'Monumental Cheap Shot'
Burr, the top Republican on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, released his open letter to vete…
Brett LoGiurato
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Ousted Veteran Affairs secretary trashes Trump administration: 'It shouldn't be this hard to serve your country'
"We have expanded access to healthcare by reducing wait times, increasing productivity and working …