Furloughed federal employees, third party vendors, contactors, other parties, and their spouses, domestic partners and legal dependents affected during the shutdown may be qualified to apply for temporary debt relief.
New York agencies referred debt holders to the Attorney General’s office. Debt holders eligible for temporary relief include the following:
- Students that owe student debt due to SUNY;
- Patients that owe medical debt due to the five state hospitals and the five state veterans home;
- Individual debtors, sole-proprietors, small business owners, and certain homeowners that owe debt relating to oil spill cleanup and removal costs;
- Individual debtors, sole-proprietors, and small business owners that owe other debts to state entities such as debts relating to property damage, breach of contract, and fees due state agencies.
The Attorney General’s office will accept applications for temporary debt relief until May 28, 2019.
