In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon explained the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to restart collections on federal student loans that are in default — and what comes next for Federal student loan borrowers who are behind on their bills.

The US Education Department will restart student loan collections from 5 May, targeting over 5 million borrowers in default. Wage garnishment and benefit offsets will resume after a pause that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.