The term entitlement refers to a program a. that provides indirect payments to individuals, such as funding for public schools. b. none of these answers is correct. c. of social welfare for which citizenship is the only criterion of eligibility. d. that requires the payment of benefits to any individual who meets the eligibility criteria. e. benefiting individuals, designed specifically to alleviate the hardships of old age.

D is the correct option.

Explanation:

As per the US government definition, Entitlement is a Federal program requiring payment to the person who meets the eligibility criteria established by law. There are Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security programs. They are rights granted to citizens and non citizens. There are contributory and noncontributory programs.

Non contributory programs are the ones in which there is no requirement for contribution by the individual to get the benefits. While to get the benefits of the contributory programs one needs to pay for getting the benefits.

forbearance of student loan payments. under forbearance, your loan payments are postponed (or reduced) but interest continues to accrue during the period of forbearance. if you don't pay the interest during that period, the interest may be “capitalized,” which means it is added to your principal balance.