Calculating Restored or Supplemental Payments for SNAP

1. Locate the SNAP case that needs a WIBCA by searching FAMISPAR
2. Select the correct household with S on the Sel line
3. Navigate to the Select Worker Initiated Budget Calculation Area screen by entering either the fastpath (SELWIBCA) or tran code (FMXH) on the command line and press CTRL
4. Prompt for the SNAP household in EU field if it is not already displayed in the header
5. Press F14=ADDWIBCA to access the calculation screen (FMXN)
6. A on Command Line
7. Enter the Budget Month (MMYYYY) that is being calculated
8. Enter the date from which benefits should be prorated in the Prorate Date field
   1. If calculating benefits for an entire month, enter the first day of the month
   2. If calculating benefits for the month of application, enter the application date so benefits are prorated correctly
9. Enter the date the application/case was initially approved in the Appr Date field
10. Enter the Budget Type
    1. For Supplemental Benefits (current month) enter SUP
    2. For Restored Benefits (past month) enter RST
11. Enter the number of people included in the SNAP household in the Persons field
12. Enter Y or N in the C/E field to indicate the household’s categorical eligibility status
13. Prompt and select the appropriate code in Eld/Dis field
    1. M- Allow medical expenses for someone outside SNAP household
    2. N- No household member elderly or disabled
    3. Y- One of more household members elderly or disabled
14. Dependents
    1. Enter the number of dependents age 2 and over
    2. Enter the number of dependents under age 2
15. Monthly Earned Income
    1. Person field- type the name of the person who has income. Each person with income is entered on a separate line
    2. Amt field- enter the gross monthly income per person
    3. Rpted- enter Y or N to indicate if this income was previously reported
    4. Net Self Emp Inc- Enter the net amount of any self-employment (income minus expenses of producing that income) FAMIS will not calculate net self-employment on this screen, it must be manually calculated and entered
    5. Farm Loss- Enter the dollar amount of farm loss
16. Monthly Unearned Income

NOTE: If household has multiple incomes from any of the unearned income sources (for example, 3 children in the household are receiving Child Support,) you must add the amounts for the same types of income together and make one entry. FAMIS will not allow multiple entries in any of the unearned income fields.

1. 1. IM field- enter any income from participation in an IM program (Temporary Assistance, Supplemental Aid to the Blind, etc.)
   2. SSA field- enter income from Social Security Administration benefits (retirement, disability, survivor’s benefits)
   3. SSI field- enter income from SSI
   4. VA field- enter income from Veteran’s Administration payments
   5. CS- enter child support income
   6. Net Education- enter education income after all education expenses are deducted
   7. Other- any other income not already accounted for

17. Monthly Expense
    1. Shelter Expense- enter total allowable shelter costs (rent/mortgage plus applicable utility standards)
    2. Dependent Care Expense- enter dependent care expenses, including mileage
    3. Medical Expense- enter allowable medical expenses, including mileage, as shown on the Expense Summary Screen
    4. Court Ordered Expense- enter allowable court ordered expenses
18. Press CTRL to access the WIBCA Budget screen (FMXP)
19. Review the WIBCA Budget to make sure the data entered is correct. If it is not F21=RETURN to make necessary corrections
    1. Monthly Issuance field shows the amount the household is eligible for based on the WIBCA budget
    2. Total Issued for the Month shows what the household was issued for the budget month
    3. Supplemental Amount or Restored Amount field (depending on which type of WIBCA is completed) displays the amount of the underpayment for the budget month
20. If there is not an underpayment for the budget month, the message ‘Based on entered data, EU not eligible for additional benefits’ appears
    1. If there is no underpayment, delete the budget by typing D on the command line on FMXN and press CTRL. Make a comment on EUMEMROL indicating that underpayment was explored, there was no underpayment, and the WIBCA budget was deleted
21. If there is an underpayment for the current month, the message ‘Press F23 to authorize issuance of Supplemental Amount’ appears
22. If there is an underpayment for a previous month, the message ‘Press F23 to authorize issuance of Restored Amount’ appears
    1. DO NOT make any entries in the Offset field unless the household has an active claim that is being repaid
23. Press F23=AUTH to authorize
    1. If the message ‘EU is not currently active-Supervisor must authorize payment’ appears, the WIBCA budget month is not during a certification period or the household is not currently active. Verify calculations are for the correct month. If the month is correct and benefits are owed to the household, a supervisor must authorize the restored or supplemental benefits
24. Press F18=COMMENT to record a comment. Comment should include:
    1. How information was verified
    2. Calculation of income and expenses used
    3. Whether there was an underpayment
25. Press F21=RETURN to go back to Worker Initiated Budget Calculation Area screen (FMXN.)
    1. If multiple budget months are being explored, F10=CLEAR and return to step 6 to enter additional months, entering amounts for the new budget month.
26. Once all budget months are completed, press F21=RETURN to access SELWIBCA/FMXH. The budgets you just entered will be visible.