IDR Payment Tracker Returning to StudentAid.gov After Education Department Reversal

The Department of Education says it is working to restore the income-driven repayment (IDR) payment count tracker on StudentAid.gov — reversing its own prior statement that the tool would not return.

Updated guidance published March 27 on the StudentAid.gov FAQ page states: “The court actions require that we modify the display of the IDR payment counters, which will require additional system changes. We are working to update our systems to make those changes.”

The department provided no timeline, no details on what modifications are being made, and no explanation of what “additional system changes” are required.