How to manage your EBT card

How you manage your Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card depends on whether you have a physical or digital EBT card.

If you gave us an email address or mobile number when we issued your EBT card, you can view and manage your card on the EBT Cardholder site or EBT card app.

To use the EBT Cardholder site you will first need to sign up on the EBT Cardholder site.

Report a lost or stolen card

It’s important to report your EBT card as lost or stolen as soon as possible. To do this, you can:

Terms and conditions

Terms and conditions apply to the use of your physical or digital EBT card. You should read the full terms and conditions before you use your EBT card. You can get a copy either:

Terms and conditions may change at any time without notice. Any material changes to the terms and conditions will be available on the EBT card website.

If you have a question about the terms and conditions, you can:

Contact us immediately if you either:

  • have a complaint or dispute
  • see a transaction on your EBT card that you didn’t make.

Fees

Services Australia and the card issuer Indue don’t charge any fees for using your EBT card for point of sale or ATM transactions, but some merchants and ATMs may charge a fee.

Card expiry

If you don’t use your card for 90 days, it will automatically cancel. This means no funds have been added to your card and you’ve made no transactions on the card for 90 days. If your card cancels, we’ll transfer any unused funds back to your nominated bank account.

Page last updated: 9 March 2026.
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