Hi, Cheri! The funds will be released into your account inside Step Up quarterly. From there, you will submit reimbursement requests for qualifying purchases through the portal. You will be sent an empty debit card, and when your reimbursements are approved, those amounts will be added to the debit card as your reimbursement. There will also be a direct-purchase platform where families can purchase certain, pre-qualified items directly rather than having to pay out of pocket up front and wait for reimbursement. For PEP, that direct-purchase platform isn't available yet but should be released sometime in September close to when funds are released to the accounts.
Hi, Cheri! The funds will be released into your account inside Step Up quarterly. From there, you will submit reimbursement requests for qualifying purchases through the portal. You will be sent an empty debit card, and when your reimbursements are approved, those amounts will be added to the debit card as your reimbursement. There will also be a direct-purchase platform where families can purchase certain, pre-qualified items directly rather than having to pay out of pocket up front and wait for reimbursement. For PEP, that direct-purchase platform isn't available yet but should be released sometime in September close to when funds are released to the accounts.