Flexible Spending Account Question

[crosby1]

What is the name of your state? Virginia

I was just laid off from work. I had elected to have $2100.00 put into my FSA for this year. My "remaining balance" (my money) is $90.46 and my "remaining claim balance" (money I haven't contributed yet) is $1752.96.

Can I use the remaining claim balance even though I'm no longer contributing, or just the $90.46?

I thought I had read somewhere that the flip-side to the "use-it-or-lose-it" rule was that you could use the entire remaining claim balance even if you lost your job. True or not?

Thanks very much.What is the name of your state?

 

[ecmst12]

If you had already used more then you had contributed, you may not have had to re-pay that money; but I don't believe you would be able to use more then the amount you have contributed.