Page 3

FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION GENERAL PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FNS 165 INACTIVE ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER (EBT) ACCOUNTS REPORT

3 Section 165 Change #06-2022 September 24, 2022 For example: A FNS household has $300 in benefits that were issued on January 1, 2021. The household has not had any activity on the account for 234 days.

1/1/2022 - Benefits available 1/10/2022 - The household spends $20 of the benefits leaving $280. 9/11/2022 - Letter is generated and mailed to inform the FNS household that benefits will be expunged if the EBT account remains inactive on the 274th day (10/11/2022). 9/14/2022 - The FNS household makes a purchase of $20. Because the household makes a purchase, they are no longer considered inactive and the benefits will not be expunged on the 10/11/2022 date. The 274th day count starts over on 10/12/2022. The FNS household has another 274 days to use the remaining $260 in the account.

B. Death: If all members of the FNS unit are deceased, all remaining FNS benefits will be automatically expunged by NC FAST from the EBT account when the FNS case is closed. This automatic expungement will only apply if the entire household is deceased. Once expunged the benefits cannot be restored to the FNS household. Caseworkers will not need to take action.