🎓Updated FAFSA Verification Requirements for 2025-2026 Award Year
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) Information To Be Verified for the 2025-2026 Award Year
Summary
For each award year, the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register a notice announcing the FAFSA information that an institution and an applicant may be required to verify, as well as the acceptable documentation for verifying FAFSA information. This updated notice supersedes the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA[supreg]) Information To Be Verified for the 2025-2026 Award year (89 FR 71893) published on September 4, 2024. This notice is for the 2025-2026 award year; Assistance Listing Numbers 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, and 84.268. For more information on the updates please see the Verification Update section.
Agencies
- Education Department
Business Impact
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The text outlines significant changes to FAFSA verification requirements that impact educational institutions and their management of financial aid. Compliance with new identity verification methods and documentation requirements will require adjustments in processes and potentially increase operational costs for businesses involved in higher education.