A person will often file bankruptcy to eliminate their unsecured debts and then obtain an income based repayment plan to pay their student loans.   The Income based repayment plan establishes your monthly student loan repayment upon your income.    Below is the table for the income based repayment plan however notice that an income based repayment plan is based on household income not just your personal income. At the end of 25 years or retirement the loan is discharged.  

Here is the government information on the income based repayment plan. And below is the chart for the income based repayment plan.  Other methods for discharging your debt exists such as closed school and the student loan disability discharge form and student loan disability discharge instructions

After the initial determination of your eligibility for IBR, your payment may be adjusted each year based on your income and family size, but your required payment will never be more than the standard 10-year payment amount. 

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