The National Center on Law & Elder Rights is hosting a free webinar entitled Helping Older Borrowers Apply for Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge on Thursday, November 21, 2024 from 2:00 PM-3:15 PM Eastern.

Coming out of the student loan payment pause, federal student loan debt remains a burden for many Americans, especially older borrowers. Many of these borrowers, age 60 or older, are struggling with a disability that prevents them from working to pay back the loans they took out for their own education or to pay for their children's or grandchildren's education. These borrowers may be eligible to have their federal student loan debt discharged under the Total & Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge Program.

This webinar, Helping Older Borrowers Apply for Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge, will cover:

• Overview of the TPD Discharge Program, including new TPD discharge rules and the application process;
• Eligibility for the TPD Discharge Program through Social Security Disability determination, Veteran disability status, or disability certification from a qualified medical professional; and
• Effects of a TPD Discharge.

Presenters:

Alpha S. Taylor, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center
Anna Anderson, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center
 

The Zoom webinar platform will be used for this training. Capacity for this session is limited to 3,000 participants. Please be sure to log onto the webinar a few minutes early in order to secure your place for the live presentation on Zoom. Closed captioning will be available.

If you would like to request ASL interpretation or have other accessibility related questions, please email ncler@acl.hhs.gov at least one week in advance.