Yes, you can add members to the exemption list for a paid group. Adding them as an exemption will make it so that they can access the paid group for free. 

How to make new members exempt from payment

To add them to the exemption list, please follow our guide here.

How to give existing members an exemption

To do this, go to Settings > Payments > Offers, and after selecting your Offer, click on the "Add Members" button. 

On this dropdown, you can search for the specific user you want to give an exemption to, and then select Add. If a paid Offer has multiple tiers, you can choose the tier that you want to give the exempt member access to. 
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How to make a subscribed member in the Offer exempt

If a member is currently subscribed but you want to grant them a temporary or complete exemption, you will first to either re-add them as a free member or create a discount that will grant them free time on the Offer.

Making a subscribed member permanently exempt

To do this, you will first need to cancel their subscription and remove them from the Offer. Go to Settings > Payments > Offers, and select your Offer. 

Then, search for the member you want to make exempt and press the 3-dot menu and select "Remove".

Doing this will terminate their access to the Offer as a paid member and cancel their subscription. Then, still on your Offer, press the "+Add Members" button to re-add this member for free. They will have perpetual access as an Exempt member until they live your community or you cancel their membership.
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Making a subscribed member temporarily exempt

The easiest way to achieve this by creating a promotional code as we cover on How can I make a promo code for my community? 

This code will grant them free access for as long as you set up, since discount codes in Heartbeat can be set to only be active for a limited time.

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