On April 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education published a Federal Register notice requesting public comments on proposed updates to the Income‑Driven Repayment (IDR) Plan Request Form used for William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Programs.
“The Department is updating the currently approved IDR Request Form that is used by a borrower to enroll, recertify, or change their IDR plan to support the provisions identified by the OBBBA and court action. Specifically, the form is being updated to add the Repayment Assistance Plan as an option for borrowers to select and revising the questions related to family size to accurately gather the borrower’s number of dependents—a component unique to the Repayment Assistance Plan. Additionally, the form explains the terms of the Repayment Assistance Plan and provides notice that the PAYE and ICR plans will be sunset in 2028 (the SAVE Plan was removed in a previous version of the form as a result of a court injunction). Additional updates to improve clarity and the borrower experience as a result of these changes have also been made.”
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 22, 2026.
To view this Federal Register publication, click here.