401(k) Plans Can Now Offer Matching Contributions On Student Loan Payments

If you are making student loan repayments, you should ask your employer if it will match those payments in the company’s retirement plan. The SECURE 2.0 Act allows for matching contributions on “qualified student loan payments” (or “QSLPs”) beginning with plan fiscal years starting after December 31, 2023. (This is January 1, 2024 for most plans.) Matches on QSLPs are optional; plans are not required to offer them.