In an announcement this week, the department warned that millions of borrowers could be referred to debt collectors and see deductions from their paychecks.

The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday.

The federal Department of Education is cracking down on student loan debt, announcing this week it will resume collecting defaulted federal student loan payments starting May 5. It’ll be the first time in five years that the government has collected on defaulted loans.