Student-loan borrowers who received the wrong monthly repayment amount are being told to reapply

Some student-loan borrowers have to reapply for an income-driven repayment plan after receiving the wrong payment amount. Getty Images 6,000 student-loan borrowers were told to reapply for an income-driven repayment plan. It follows a glitch that resulted in borrowers receiving an incorrect payment amount. The borrowers who received the email were those who manually updated their family size. You might have to resubmit your student-loan repayment application. The Department of Education confirmed to Business Insider that 6,000 student-loan borrowers received emails from Federal Student Aid to resubmit their income-driven repayment applications. "Due to an error, you received an incorrect monthly payment amount," the email said. In June, the department confirmed to Business Insider that borrowers who shared their federal tax information with Federal Student Aid received incorrect $50 payments . Servicers corrected the payments and notified some affected borrowers that they did not need to submit a new application.