IMS: BNP Transaction

The BNP transaction displays all persons associated with a benefit.

To view this screen, you must access the BN screen first.

  1. Login to IMS
  2. Clear the screen
  3. Type BN (space) and the case number
  4. Press ‘Enter’
    Press ‘Enter’.
  5. On the BN screen, tab down to the benefit you want to check.
  6. Enter BNP next to that benefit. Press Enter
    Enter BNP next to that benefit. Press Enter.

The screen displays benefit details and lists each person who was in an active status when the benefit issued. Active statuses are the following:

  • A = for added to the benefit (needs included);
  • H = for receiving benefits through a companion case;
  • O = for income/resources are considered with the individual not included; and
  • N for income / resources are not considered with the individual not included.

Other information displayed includes the person’s payee relationship and ABAWD status.

Any person coded with F9 (Relationship to Payee) of the following:

  • P = Applicant, Recipient Payee or Head of Household
  • S = Spouse of Applicant, Recipient Payee or Head of Household
  • C = Child only
  • G = Applicant or recipient who has a guardian, conservator or substitute payee.

These individuals will be listed whether or not his/her needs are included in the benefit for the month. If the not included, the ‘F25’ column will now ‘N’. The default value is ‘Y’ for needs included.

Codes for data in ‘TYP’ column are:

  • D = Direct Deposit
  • W = Warrant
  • F = SNAP Food Benefit
  • M = Cash Assistance issued on debit card.

The status ‘I’ field indicates the document status as follows:

  • T = To be issued
  • S = Selected for issuance (No DOC number or issuance date)
  • I = Issued
  • P = Paid
  • C = Cancelled
  • R = Returned
  • V = Voided
  • H = Hold
  • J = Reissued
  • E = Expired
  • Q = Recorded or issued under wrong case number
  • B = Backed out, will be issued (Data Processing Problem)
  • X = Partial Cancellation
  • Y = Returned, Expired
  • K = Stop Payment
  • S = Cancelled by statute (Warrant only – DOC number and issuance date shown)
  • Z = Transaction file sent to EBS Contractor

The type issue field indicators are as follows:

  • F = Replacement of destroyed food
  • I = Initial or interim
  • L = Lost benefits
  • R = Retro certification
  • S = Supplement
  • SPACES = Regular full issuance
  • G = Expedited issuance
  • O = Recoupment refund
  • Z = Zero warrant (Entire warrant recouped)

The ‘CAT’ field contains a code indicating the category of assistance and fund code relationship. The codes are:

  • AP = Title – 18 Unassigned
  • N = Energy – LIHEAP
  • NE = Energy – ECAP
  • V = Rehab Maintenance
  • X = Disaster Relief
  • Z = PA Emergency
  • 09 = CCU-Drugs
  • A = Old Age Assistance (Check Tape Code = 1)
  • 10 = Refugee Medical
  • 12 = VR/VS Medical
  • 15 = AZT Drugs – Non Title 19
  • 16 = AZT – Drugs – Title 19
  • 17 = Food Stamp Employment and Training
  • 18 = CCU Medical
  • B = Aid to the Blind (Check Tape Code = 2)
  • 24 = Non-Title NTMC
  • 27 = DCYS Medical
  • 29 = Work Supplementation
  • C = AFDC (Check Tape Code = 3)
  • TE = ET&E Participation Allowances and Startup Payments
  • CE = TANF Work Participation Allowances
  • 3D = Day Care
  • 3E = AFDC Training Expense
  • 3S = School Expense
  • 3W = AFDC Employment and Training
  • 35 = Foster Home
  • 37 = Title 19 – Miscellaneous
  • D = Aid to the Disabled (Check Tape Code = 4)
  • 4E = Adoption Subsidy
  • 5 = OEGA
  • 6 = Home Maintenance
  • 62 = Title 19 – MR Private
  • 63 = Title 19 – MR Public
  • 64 = Title 19 – Buy-In
  • 65 = Title 19 – Physician
  • 66 = Title 19 – Hospital
  • 67 = Title 19 – Nursing Home
  • 68 = Title 19 – NTMC (Own Home)
  • 69 = Title 19 – Drugs
  • CS = Child Support (Check Tape Code = 71)
  • E = Refugee (Check Tape Codes & and &1)
  • S = SNAP Benefits
  • 99 = Administrative

The ABW column displays the person’s ABAWD Status Code for SNAP benefits. The codes are the following:

  • K = Initial ABAWD Not Meeting Work Requirements (Countable)
  • W = Initial ABAWD Meeting Work Requirements (Not Countable)
  • Y = Regained Eligibility for three continuous months (Countable)
  • M = Regained Eligibility – Maintaining 20 hours per week employment (Not Countable)
  • P = Initial ABAWD Not Meeting Work Requirements – Benefit Prorated (Not Countable)
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