Next year, the Trump administration will begin seizing wages from individuals who defaulted on their student loans, the Education Department revealed.
Next year, the Trump administration will begin seizing wages from individuals who defaulted on their student loans, the Education Department revealed.
Roughly 1,000 individuals who defaulted on their loans will face wage garnishments beginning the week of Jan. 7, 2026.
“We expect the first notices to be sent to approximately 1,000 defaulted borrowers the week of January 7,” an Education Department spokesperson told The Post.
“The notices will increase in scale on a month-to-month basis.”
The missives will give borrowers a 30-day heads-up about the plans to garnish wages.
The Department of Education is authorized to seize up to 15% of a borrower’s after-tax income until the defaulted student loans are paid off or some other remedy has been reached.
