 TITLE: Only Half of All Student Loans Are Currently In Repayment CONTENT: More Student Loan Debt Entering Forbearance\n-------------------------------------------\nOf the debt that isn't currently being paid back, more of it is being put in forbearance. Forbearance is a method borrowers can use to delay repayment of federal student loans due to financial hardship. Forbearance relief must be applied for and is granted based on a borrower's financial situation. Loans in forbearance still accrue interest.\nA total of $129 billion (10%) of the outstanding student loan debt is currently in forbearance, according to data from the DOE. That figure has grown in the past two years, increasing two percentage points since 2017. END