The U.S. Education Department reopened online applications Wednesday for income-driven repayment plans for student loan borrowers.

The applications had been taken down in response to a February court ruling, which blocked the Joe Biden administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education Plan and parts of other income-driven repayment plans. The materials’ removal had complicated the renewal process for borrowers already enrolled in repayment plans.

The American Federation of Teachers had filed a lawsuit seeking to force the department to accept and process applications for repayment plans.

Delays in processing applications held up relief for borrowers including those enrolled in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, said Persis Yu, deputy executive director for the Student Borrower Protection Center, which represented the plaintiffs.

Income-driven repayment plans take a borrower’s finances and family size into account when calculating monthly payments, but borrowers must periodically demonstrate they still qualify.

— The Associated Press