I would like to also add that the EDD debit card works just like any other bank issued debit card. It's accepted by any retailer, gas station, restaurant, etc.
I don't know about the EDD organizations in other states, but here in California, the debit card is issued by Bank of America. Again, I'd like to mention that this card can only accept deposits from the unemployment office. Once you use up all the money on the card, you will have to wait until the unemployment office sends another deposit during the next period of unemployment weeks.
Any changes can be easily performed by the recipient logging into his/her account. And yes... there's an app for that as well. The debit card number never changes and remains the same even after the recipient lands a new job.
The only way a card number will change, is if the recipient reports a lost or stolen card. The same method all banks and credit card companies do when a member's card is lost or stolen.
The IRS should really take the time to upgrade their methods of depositing tax refunds and other Government stimulus so that the majority of us don't have to get the run-around trying to figure out if funds have been deposited or not. I think the debit card feature is the best method overall to ensure that the tax payer knows where their money is. A new IRS webpage can be created specifically for card holders so that they don't have to get lost within the vast realm of the main IRS website as what most of us have been accustomed to since the Internet was invented.
