The Bill Payer Program uses social workers to visit eligible older adults at home and match them with a volunteer who can help clients write out checks and ensure that their monthly bills are paid and their budgets are balanced.

The Bill Payer Program DOES NOT:

  • Handle credit card debt cases
  • Provide financial assistance

Learn more about the Bill Payer Program.

You can learn how to enroll in the program. You can also learn how to become a volunteer.

This service can help home bound older adults who are 60 and older.

Clients should:

  • Live in the five boroughs of New York City
  • Agree to the referral
  • Have an annual income of $60,000 or less
  • Have the capacity to make financial decisions, if not, they should have a Power of Attorney
  • Have a checking account with enough funds to pay their monthly bills
  • Provide copies of their monthly bills and a voided check

You can get more information by email or by phone.

By Email 

Send an email billpayerprogram@silverbills.com.

By Phone

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for assistance by phone.

You can volunteer for the program by calling the Aging Connect.

All volunteers are screened and trained and clients must be willing to be matched with a social worker.

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for assistance by phone.

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