I have a WageWorks commuter card that accumulated a balance of about $800 during the pandemic. Wageworks is stealing people’s hard earned money. What is the WageWorks Commuter Card? The WageWorks Commuter Card is a permanent stored value card or "electronic voucher" that can be used to make purchases at participating ticket vending machines and works just like a traditional credit card or debit card used at those same machines. If you leave state service, you have 90 days to spend the balance on your Commuter Card. Commuter Card. It's on a debit card for public transit and I live in a city that doesn't have that. In this pandemic situation we obviously cannot use our commuter cards, so they should have allowed flexibility on changes in the monthly deduction plan. For the transit balance - they're saying I can't do much with it. WageWorks/HealthEquity will send you an email notifying you of the 90-day period. Wageworks and my employer has told me to just submit $255 parking claim (that doesn't require receipt) each month until it's depleted, which will take over 2 years. Exciting News! I have 500 dollar in commuter card and I cannot use it now. For example, if you have a $200 balance on your WageWorks Commuter Credit Card, once the funds are converted to credits to your account, you can use the $200 credit to load a Parking Credit Card for an upcoming month. Welcome to your WageWorks Spending Account Online Services, your confidential, one-stop resource for information and tools designed to help you better manage your spending accounts. It's on a debit card for public transit and I live in a city that doesn't have that. The Commuter Card is a permanent stored value card, or "electronic voucher," that can be used to make purchases at transit agency ticket vending machines and works just like a traditional credit card or debit card used at those same machines. For the transit balance - they're saying I can't do much with it. You could then submit a claim to WageWorks online, by mail or fax. Seeking ideas for using up commuter benefits / WageWorks balance in NYC February 20, 2020 7:26 AM Subscribe I have $400 in pretax commuter benefits that expire in about a month. The TexFlex debit card is the quickest and easiest way to pay for eligible parking and transit expenses. If you are enrolled in the parking account and don’t have your TexFlex debit card when payment is due, you can pay out of pocket. What happens to my Commuter Card if I leave state service? Wageworks and my employer has told me to just submit $255 parking claim (that doesn't require receipt) each month until it's depleted, which will take over 2 years. Now I’m working at a new job that requires me to drive to work (there’s a free parking lot as well). Use the following options to access your Commuter Card balance with Edenred: Log on to your account on Edenred website. Any post tax dollars included in your balance will be returned directly to you. You will be required to provide the last four digits of your Employee Reference Number (ERN) and home zip code. WageWorks is now a part of HealthEquity. Call Edenred Customer Service at 833-584-8109 Monday-Friday, 8am-8pm and follow the prompts to check your balance. Basically any change in plan is taking 2 months to be effective.