Education

Agency Information Collection Activities for Income Driven Repayment Plan Request

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The law revises the information collection forms for Income Driven Repayment Plans to reflect changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and recent court decisions. The updates include removing outdated repayment options and adding the Repayment Assistance Plan. It's essential for individuals with federal student loans, as this could alter their payment plans starting July 2026.

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Key Changes

  • Revises forms to remove outdated repayment plans
  • Adds the Repayment Assistance Plan
  • Updates to improve borrower information and experience

Obligations

What this law requires

medium

Individuals with federal student loans must submit comments regarding the proposed revision of the Income Driven Repayment Plan Request by June 22, 2026.

individualshouseholds
June 22, 2026
reporting
high

The Department of Education must update the Income Driven Repayment Request Form to include the Repayment Assistance Plan and revise related questions about family size before July 1, 2026.

Department of Education
July 1, 2026
operational
medium

The Department of Education must provide notice on the updated form that the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) plans will be sunset by July 1, 2028.

Department of Education
disclosure
high

The Federal Student Aid (FSA) must ensure the timely processing of information collected from the Income Driven Repayment Plan Requests as specified in the updates.

Federal Student Aid (FSA)
operational

Affected Parties

Federal student loan borrowersDepartment of Education

Tags

student loans,repayment plans,education policy