The Department of Education announced new identity-verification measures for first-time federal student aid applicants, starting with the 2025-26 academic year. Under these temporary guidelines, affected students must present valid government-issued photo identification to their colleges, which will retain a copy. This initiative is part of a broader effort to curb identity fraud and theft within the federal student aid programs, with an estimated 125,000 students impacted. The measures follow the detection of 150,000 suspicious identities on FAFSA forms, highlighting the need for enhanced security in the student aid process.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon stated, 'When rampant fraud is taking aid away from eligible students... we have a responsibility to act.'
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