Announcements

Flex-Spending Account Open Enrollment for 2026: 

November 1-December 8, 2025

Open enrollment for the 2026 NYS Flex Spending Account (FSA) begins Saturday, November 1, 2025 and ends at 11:59 p.m. Monday, December 8, 2025. The program helps eligible state employees save money on necessary healthcare or dependent-care expenses because the money they set aside in their accounts is not subject to federal, state, or Social Security taxes. 

The Flex Spending Account offers three benefits:

The Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) lets you set aside any amount from $100 up to $3,400 for the 2026 plan year to pay for health care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance or other benefit plan. However, only medically necessary medical, hospital, dental, vision, hearing, and prescription drug expenses for you, your spouse, and your eligible dependents can be reimbursed by your HCSA. Up to $680 of unused HCSA contributions can be carried over from 2026 to 2027.

The Dependent Care Advantage Account (DCAA) allows your family to set aside up to $7,500 in pre-tax dollars for eligible custodial childcare, elder care, or disabled dependent care expenses that are necessary for you and your spouse, if you are married, to work. Employer contributions may be available for employees who are designated M/C or represented by CSEA, PEF, UUP, NYSCOPBA, PBANYS, or GSEU. You can enroll for just the employer contribution amount or any amount up to the IRS limit. 

The Adoption Advantage Account allows employees to set aside up to $17,670 to pay for expenses related to the adoption of an eligible child with pre-tax dollars. This benefit is available to M/C employees and those represented by CSEA, PEF, UUP, NYSCOPBA, and PBA.

Complete information on the Flex Spending Account can be found on the Governor's Office of Employee Relations website. If you wish to take advantage of this benefit, submit your application for enrollment online at https://www.mybentek.com/nysfsa/ or by telephone at 800-358-7202. You will need your NYS EMPLID number, which is located on your paystub, to complete your application. Please be sure to enroll by December 8, 2025. If you are enrolled for the 2025 plan year, you must re-enroll to continue your benefits in 2026. 

The deadline for 2026 enrollment is December 8, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET and is strictly enforced.