Payee Payment Options

The Pennsylvania Bureau of Child Support Enforcement has replaced paper checks with two options for payees to receive support payments:

1.  Direct Deposit

or

2.  Pennsylvania EPPICard

Direct Deposit: 

• No waiting for checks to arrive via the mail
• No check cashing fees
• No lost or stolen checks
• No waiting for the deposit to clear the bank

  How to enroll for Direct Deposit

• Contact the PA SCDU Customer Service Center at 877-727-7238 to have a direct deposit form mailed to you

        or

•  Click here to download a direct deposit form and instructions

When PA SCDU receives and enters the Direct Deposit information onto PACSES, you will be removed from the Pennsylvania EPPICard system.



Pennsylvania EPPICard:

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania EPPICard provides Payees with a debit card for receiving and managing ongoing deposits of support funds to their accounts.

As a card holder of the Pennsylvania EPPICard: 

• Money can be accessed through point of sale devices at merchants that accept MasterCard debit cards or Maestro
• Cash withdrawals can be made at any ATM or banking location (teller windows) displaying the MasterCard, Maestro or Cirrus brand marks
• The card is accepted at a wide range of retail and grocery stores, restaurants, gas stations, retail outlets, pharmacies and various service centers and other locations worldwide.

     

     For more Information:
            
            Pennsylvania EPPICard

       EPPICard Fact Sheet