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“Pay It Off” Child Support Program Returns in March 2025

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For a limited time, the NYC Office of Child Support Services will offer its “Pay It Off” program, which provides noncustodial parents the opportunity to reduce the child support debt they owe to the NYC Department of Social Services by double when they make a payment of at least $500. 

The program will run from March 3 to March 14, 2025. More than 4,500 noncustodial parents have participated in a Pay It Off program in the past, and the average debt reduction per case is $4,800.   

The dollar-for-dollar reduction, plus the opportunity to eliminate all interest when a judgment is paid in full, can exponentially decrease the noncustodial parents’ debt. Additionally, signing up for the Arrears Credit Program during the Pay It Off period can further reduce debt by another $2,500. Learn more at http://nyc.gov/payitoff.