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Recipients of public assistance in California access their issued benefits with the Golden State Advantage EBT card. Where Can I Use My EBT Card? How do I check my individual EBT account balances, view transaction history detail or check my claiming status?
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This website is a resource for California EBT cardholders to check individual account balances, view transaction history detail, check claim status, and locate merchants and ATMs that accept the EBT card.
BenefitsCal is a portal where Californians can get and manage benefits online. This includes food assistance (CalFresh) formerly food stamps, cash aid (CalWORKs, General Assistance, Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants), and affordable health insurance (Medi-Cal). Learn more about BenefitsCal.
EBT Cardholders can now manage their CalFresh and/or CalWORKs benefits using the ebtEDGE Mobile and Web-based Application. Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FIS), which manages the electronic benefits transfer system for the California Department of Social Services, has released a mobile app through which cardholders can:
If you encounter an error while on this page, please directly go to (https://cardholder.ebtedge.com/chp/index.html) or download the ebtEDGE mobile application from your devices app store. Please call the customer service number on the back of your EBT card and speak to a EBT Customer Service Representative.
Apply now on line at: www.getcalfresh.org or BenefitsCal.com; Contact Your County Social Services Agency Find Food Banks in California; Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Card Information; Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program Why Californians need food assistance
The program issues monthly benefits on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card. Food may be purchased at any grocery store or farmers market that accepts EBT cards. Contact Us