How Do I Know: Reviewing a Participant’s Payment Information
Why This Is Important: This allows you to review FAMIS to determine the benefit amount and payment history for specific Eligibility Units.
- From the FAMIS Main Menu screen type the fastpath FAMISPAR or FM0D on the command line.
- Press Ctrl.
- Tab down to either the SSN or DCN fields and enter the appropriate number. If you use the DCN, FAMIS uses a 10-digit number. You will need to add two leading zeros to the 8-digit DCN. Press Ctrl.
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- Tab down to select the Eligibility Unit by typing an S in the “Sel” field.
- Press the F14=PAYINFO key to view the Payment History screen.
The Payment History screen displays the payment history for a specific Eligibility Unit. This could be an EU for SNAP, Temporary Assistance or a Medical EU receiving a grant amount.
This screen is an example of the payment history for a SNAP participant. It indicates the total amount issued for this Eligibility Unit for each benefit month. It also indicates the “Avail/Iss Date”, which is the date the benefits will be added to the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Card at 6:00 am on the stated available/issuance date.
The first entry shows the following from left to right:
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- June 2019 is the EU’s benefit month.
- June 20, 2019 is the date the SNAP benefits are available.
- H00063153 is the issuance number used for tracking purposes.
- The status is “ISS”, indicating the benefits have been issued.
- The payroll type is “REG” showing the benefits were issued on a regular payroll cycle.
- The amount of benefits is $246.00.
- There is no recoupment amount for this EU.
Payment Status Codes:
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- ISS Issued
- CAN Canceled
- NIS Not Issued
Payroll Type Codes:
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- REG Regular Payroll
- PRO Prorated
- SUP Supplemental Payroll
- EXP Expedited SNAP benefits issued
- DSU Supplemental Disaster Food Stamps
- To return to the FAMIS Program Participation screen type the Fastpath FAMISPAR on the command line and press Ctrl.