Exhibit 99.906Cert

This certification is furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and accompanies the report on Form N-CSR for the period ended December 31, 2012 of the Blackstone / GSO Strategic Credit Fund (the “Registrant”).

I, Daniel H. Smith, Jr., the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, certify that:

(i) the Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(ii) the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Dated:	March 11, 2013
By:	/s/ Daniel H. Smith, Jr.
	Daniel H. Smith, Jr. (Principal Executive Officer)
	President and Chief Executive Officer

This certification is furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and accompanies the report on Form N-CSR for the period ended December 31, 2012 of the Blackstone / GSO Strategic Credit Fund (the “Registrant”).

I, Eric Rosenberg, the Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, certify that:

(i) the Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(ii) the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Dated:	March 11, 2013
By:	/s/ Eric Rosenberg
	Eric Rosenberg (Principal Financial Officer)
	Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer