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SUMMARY:Federal Income Benefits & Direct Express: How It W
 orks, How Things Can Go Wrong, and What to Do Abou
 t It  (Virtual Event)
LOCATION:
DESCRIPTION:(https://ncler.acl.gov/) The National
  Center on Law & Elder Rights is hosting a free we
 binar entitled  Federal Income Benefits & Direct E
 xpress: How It Works, How Things Can Go Wrong, and
  What to Do About It  (https://hhsacl.zoomgov.com/
 webinar/register/4017001571678/WN_YTEDmDTWTBSq7hwN
 fLzTng)  on December 5, 2023 from 2:00 PM-3:00 PM 
 Eastern.    

Direct Express is a pre-paid debit
  card for federal benefit recipients to receive th
 eir benefits electronically. The Treasury Departme
 nt sends the payment to the Direct Express card ea
 ch month automatically for benefits from various f
 ederal agencies, including the Social Security Adm
 inistration and Veterans Affairs.   

Direct Exp
 ress provides the advantages of direct deposit for
  those without a bank account. However, sometimes 
 those using Direct Express have problems with thei
 r accounts. We will review some of the common prob
 lems with Direct Express accounts, and what steps 
 advocates can take to help resolve those problems.
    

This training will cover:   
    
>  How 
 Direct Express card accounts work;   
>  Some com
 mon problems for those using Direct Express accoun
 ts; and   
>  Various remedies for resolving thos
 e problems.     Presenters:   

 Kate Lang , Dir
 ector of Federal Income Security, Justice in Aging
  
  Carla Sanchez-Adams , Senior Attorney, Nation
 al Consumer Law Center   

Capacity for this ses
 sion is limited to 3,000 participants, and all par
 ticipants will have the option of accessing audio 
 through the computer or by phone. Closed captionin
 g will be available. Please be sure to log onto th
 e webinar a few minutes early in order to secure y
 our place for the live presentation on Zoom. If yo
 u would like to request ASL interpretation or have
  other accessibility related questions, please ema
 il  ncler@acl.hhs.gov  (mailto:ncler@acl.hhs.gov) 
  at least one week in advance.
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