No.
Eligibility for the HCTC is restricted to the following groups of individuals:
- Individuals eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance allowances because of a qualifying job loss
- Individuals between 55 and 64 years old whose defined-benefit pension plans were taken over by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
You may be eligible to elect the HCTC only if you are one of the following:
- An eligible trade adjustment assistance recipient, alternative TAA recipient, or reemployment TAA recipient;
- An eligible Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation payee; or
- The family member of an eligible TAA, ATAA, or RTAA recipient, or PBGC payee who is deceased or who finalized a divorce with you.
