The app and website provides easy and secure online access to benefits, including SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Managing your benefits and Lone Star card is easy with the Your Texas Benefits mobile app,, and the Lone Star Helpdesk.

To learn more your EBT Lone Star Card, visit the Lone Star Card - FAQs page or view the Lone Star Card brochure. If you apply and are eligible for TANF or SNAP benefits, you will receive a Lone Star Card from your local Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) benefit office or by mail. The amount of the purchase is taken out of your Lone Star Card account. To pay for approved SNAP or TANF items, swipe your Lone Star Card through the store's machine and enter your personal identification number (PIN). The Lone Star Card is used in the same way any other debit card is used. The Texas Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) system uses the Lone Star Card to provide access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash benefits.

If you have questions about your Lone Star Card, call the Lone Star Help Desk at 80.

Medicaid Supplemental Payment & Directed Payment Programs.

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