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
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