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.

  1. From the FAMIS Main Menu screen type the fastpath FAMISPAR or FM0D on the command line.
  2. Press Ctrl.
  3. 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.

OR

  1. Tab down to select the Eligibility Unit by typing an S in the “Sel” field.
  2. 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:

    • 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:

    • ISS Issued
    • CAN Canceled
    • NIS Not Issued

Payroll Type Codes:

    • REG Regular Payroll
    • PRO Prorated
    • SUP Supplemental Payroll
    • EXP Expedited SNAP benefits issued
    • DSU Supplemental Disaster Food Stamps
  1. To return to the FAMIS Program Participation screen type the Fastpath FAMISPAR on the command line and press Ctrl.