Missouri SNAP Benefit Calculator

Missouri runs its food stamp program through the Family Support Division, usually shortened to FSD. The state has not joined the broad-based categorical eligibility movement, so it still checks both income and cash resources. That makes the rules here a little stricter than in neighboring expansion states, and it makes planning more important.

This page walks through the whole Missouri system in plain words. You get the 2026 income chart, the resource test most states dropped, and the benefit math behind every deposit. The deposit calendar is genuinely unusual, because your day depends on your birth month and your last name together.

Roughly 662,000 Missourians received SNAP in an average month of fiscal year 2025, according to USAFacts. New applicants and returning cases both benefit from the sections below, which follow the same order FSD uses. Start with the calculator, then work down to your deposit day.

What the Missouri SNAP Calculator Does

The calculator at the top of this page turns your household details into a dollar estimate. It applies the same three checks FSD applies: gross income, deductions, and the resource test. You answer a few questions, and the tool does the federal math instantly.

Most Missouri visitors use it in one of two ways. Some want to know whether a new job offer would break the income limit. Others want a realistic benefit number before their FSD interview, so the approval letter holds no surprises.

The estimate is only as honest as the numbers you type. Include every paycheck, benefit check, and child support payment your household receives. Then add your rent, utilities, child care, and medical costs if someone is over 60 or disabled.

Who Qualifies for SNAP in Missouri

FSD looks at three things before it approves a household. Your gross income must sit under the limit for your family size. Your countable resources must fall below $3,000, and your net income after deductions decides the payment.

A household means everyone who lives together and buys food together. Your spouse and your children under 22 are always part of it. Roommates who shop separately can apply as their own group.

Every applicant needs a Social Security number or an application for one. FSD also screens for drug-related felony convictions from after August 22, 1996. That restriction comes straight from the official myDSS application guidance.

Seniors and people with disabilities get two important breaks in Missouri. Their households can hold up to $4,750 in resources instead of $3,000. They also skip the gross income test entirely and qualify through net income alone.

Missouri Income Limits for FY 2027

The chart below shows the federal poverty figures Missouri uses for fiscal year 2027, which runs through September 30, 2027. The gross column is the door every household must pass, unless a member is a senior or disabled. The net column is where your deductions start to matter.

Household size	Gross monthly limit (130% FPL)	Net monthly limit (100% FPL)
1 member	$1,729	$1,330
2 members	$2,345	$1,804
3 members	$2,960	$2,277
4 members	$3,575	$2,750
5 members	$4,191	$3,224
6 members	$4,806	$3,697
7 members	$5,421	$4,170
8 members	$6,037	$4,644
Each extra member	+$616 gross	+$474 net

Missouri publishes these same ceilings as annual figures on its benefit program income limits page. One person, for example, faces a gross ceiling of $20,352 a year. That works out to the $1,729 monthly line above.

Gross income counts almost everything before taxes. Wages, self-employment profit, Social Security, disability checks, unemployment, pensions, and child support received all count. Overtime hours push the number up, so workers with changing hours should test their worst month.

The Asset Test Missouri Still Counts

Here is the rule that separates Missouri from most of the country. More than forty states dropped the SNAP resource test by adopting broad-based categorical eligibility. Missouri kept the federal standard, so savings and accounts still matter when you apply.

A household without a senior or disabled member may hold no more than $3,000 in countable resources. Households with a member over 60 or with a disability may hold up to $4,750. Crossing the line means a denial even when income is low.

Plenty of property never enters the calculation. FSD's own application guidance lists the exclusions:

• Your home, whatever its value
• Your vehicles
• Life insurance policies
• Burial plots and prepaid burial plans
• Personal property that does not produce income
• Savings tied to pensions and retirement plans
• Payments to Indian and Alaska Native households
• Any resource you legally cannot reach

Practically speaking, the test reaches checking accounts, cash on hand, and liquid savings. A family in Kansas City with $2,700 in the bank stays under the line. The same family with $3,400 set aside would need a senior or disabled member to qualify.

Our guide to BBCE states explains how the national map breaks down. Missouri sits in the smaller group that never made the trade, alongside neighbors such as Kansas.

How Our Calculator Reaches Your Estimate

The tool mirrors the FSD worksheet in five quick moves. It sums your household's gross income and compares it with the door above. Then it subtracts the deductions you deserve, applies the shelter cap, and tests the result against the net limit.

Finally, it multiplies your remaining net income by 30 percent and takes that amount away from the maximum allotment. The answer is your monthly benefit, rounded the way FSD rounds it. The next sections walk through each deduction so you can spot every dollar you are entitled to claim.

Deductions That Lower Your Countable Income

Deductions are the reason two households with identical paychecks can land at different benefits. Missouri claims every federal deduction, and the amounts adjust each October. The table gathers the FY2027 figures in one place.

Deduction	FY2027 value or rule
Standard	$217 for 1–3 people, $229 for 4, $268 for 5, $308 for 6+
Earned income	20% of job or self-employment income ignored
Dependent care	Actual child or adult care costs that free you to work or train
Child support paid	Court-ordered payments removed before gross income is even counted
Medical (60+/disabled)	Out-of-pocket costs above $35; a $135 standard option is available
Shelter	Rent and utilities above half your adjusted income, capped at $769
Homeless shelter	$205.66 flat allowance with no rent bill required

Child support deserves special attention in Missouri. Unlike every other deduction, court-ordered payments you pay out never touch gross income at all. A parent sending $300 a month through the family court system lowers both tests at once.

FSD only awards a deduction when you report the expense, so paperwork pays. Keep rent receipts, utility bills, child care invoices, and pharmacy statements together. Our SNAP deductions walkthrough shows how each one changes a real budget.

Shelter Costs and Utility Allowances

The shelter deduction is usually the biggest lever a Missouri renter holds. FSD adds your rent, mortgage, taxes, insurance, and utility allowance into one total. Any part above half your adjusted income becomes a deduction, up to the $769 cap.

Households with a member over 60 or with a disability have no cap at all. That single rule often decides whether a senior couple on Social Security receives $15 or $150 a month. The Missouri examples later on this page show the cap working both ways.

Utility allowances replace actual bills with standard amounts, and Missouri sets its own levels each year. Households claim exactly one: a heating and cooling allowance, a basic allowance for several utilities, or a single-service allowance. Households receiving more than $20 in LIHEAP energy assistance automatically qualify for the heating and cooling version.

Our LIHEAP and SNAP guide explains how the two programs stack. Missouri's energy assistance window runs through the winter. A small LIHEAP grant can raise your food benefit for the whole certification year.

Medical Deductions for Seniors and Disabled Members

Medical costs are the most overlooked deduction in Missouri, especially among retirees. Households with a member over 60 or disabled may deduct out-of-pocket medical spending above $35 each month. Qualifying costs include prescriptions, co-pays, dentist visits, glasses, hearing aids, transportation to treatment, and home health help.

FSD offers a shortcut called the standard medical deduction. Instead of proving every bill, you can claim a flat $135 once your allowed costs pass the $35 threshold. myDSS publishes a dedicated medical deductions page for elderly and disabled applicants.

The choice matters when bills are large. A retiree with $210 in monthly pharmacy costs gets $175 under itemizing, which beats the flat option. A retiree with $60 in bills nets $25 itemizing, so the $135 standard wins by a mile.

Maximum SNAP Benefits in Missouri for FY 2027

The maximum allotment is what a household with almost no net income receives. These are the highest possible payments under the FY2027 cost-of-living adjustment.

Household size	Maximum monthly benefit
1 member	$306
2 members	$562
3 members	$808
4 members	$1,023
5 members	$1,217
6 members	$1,463
7 members	$1,616
8 members	$1,841
Each extra member	+$225

One- and two-person households never fall below $25 per month while certified. Larger households have no guaranteed minimum, because the 30 percent reduction can reach zero. FSD follows the federal minimum benefit rule to the letter.

Federal numbers change again on October 1, 2026, when FY2027 rates arrive. The first four allotments rise to $306, $562, $808, and $1,023, and the standard deduction reaches $217. Our 2027 COLA breakdown tracks the full set once Missouri confirms its charts.

The 30 Percent Formula Behind Every Benefit

SNAP expects a household to spend about a third of its own money on food. The program does the math in one step: multiply net income by 30 percent and subtract from the maximum. That product gets rounded up before the subtraction, and the final benefit is rounded down.

Say your net income lands at $600. Thirty percent is $180, so a three-person household receives $808 minus $180, or $628. Every deduction you claim shrinks net income, which shrinks the 30 percent slice, which raises your card amount.

This is also why small raises can sting. An extra $100 of net income costs about $30 of benefit, leaving roughly $70 in your pocket. Missouri workers crossing the gross door should run the calculator before celebrating.

Four Missouri Budgets, Worked to the Dollar

Numbers get real when they belong to a household. The four cases below use ordinary Missouri rents and paychecks, and every figure passes through the 30 percent formula. Each example deliberately leaves out the utility allowance, which would raise the final benefit.

Household	Monthly situation	Estimated benefit
St. Louis, family of 3	$2,000 wages, $950 rent, no child care	$470
Kansas City, retired couple	$1,850 Social Security, $120 medical, $825 rent, $2,100 savings	$32
Springfield, parent with 3 kids	$3,200 wages, $310 child care, $1,050 rent	$428
Columbia, single worker	$1,400 wages, $625 rent	$87

Walk through the St. Louis case: the family keeps the $400 earned income deduction and the $217 standard deduction. Adjusted income lands at $1,383.

Rent of $950 beats half of that — $691.50 — by $259, so net income comes to $1,124. Thirty percent rounds up to $338, and $808 minus $338 gives the $470 estimate.

The Kansas City couple shows the senior rules in action. They skip the gross test, deduct $85 of medical costs, and carry savings well under the $4,750 limit. Adjusted income lands at $1,765, and $825 rent falls short of half that figure, so no shelter deduction applies.

The two-person maximum of $562 minus 30% of $1,765 leaves a $32 benefit. It looks small, yet it still stretches a fixed income every month.

Springfield's parent wins twice from child care. The $310 payment cuts adjusted income directly, and it reflects a bill most working parents already pay. Columbia's single worker shows the floor side of the formula, where a modest wage still produces a helpful $87.

When Your Benefits Arrive Each Month

Missouri staggers its deposits across the first 22 days of the month. Your day comes from two facts: your birth month and the first letter of your last name. The official FSD schedule works like this:

Your birth month	Last name A–K	Last name L–Z
January	1st	2nd
February	3rd	4th
March	5th	6th
April	7th	7th
May	8th	9th
June	10th	11th
July	12th	13th
August	14th	15th
September	16th	17th
October	18th	19th
November	20th	21st
December	22nd	22nd

Two months collapse into single deposit days. April babies all load on the 7th, and December babies all load on the 22nd. Everyone else splits the month by their last-name group, so a June household named Thompson shops on the 11th.

Your day never changes while the case stays open, and it never shifts for weekends or holidays. Temporary Assistance cash works differently, landing on the 1st through 4th based on your birth quarter. Our national deposit schedule guide shows how unusual Missouri's two-factor calendar really is.

How to Apply for SNAP in Missouri

FSD breaks the application into three simple steps: apply, submit, and interview. The whole thing starts at mydss.mo.gov, where the online form works on phones as well as computers. Paper applications download in English or Spanish if you prefer ink.

The form asks who lives and eats together, what everyone earns, and what you pay for shelter and care. Section 2 covers the emergency questions that open seven-day processing, so answer it even if you feel unsure. An authorized representative may apply and shop for you if getting out is hard.

Before you begin, round up a few basics. FSD asks for Social Security numbers, proof of residence, income records for the last month, and shelter bills. Missing documents slow cases down more than anything else, though FSD must help you get what you cannot obtain.

Where to Send Your Application and Documents

FSD gives Missouri households four submission routes, and the mail address surprises people who expect a street office. Pick whichever fits your week:

• Online upload through mydssupload.mo.gov, the fastest option
• Fax to 573-526-9400
• Mail to Family Support Division, P.O. Box 2700, Jefferson City, MO 65102
• Drop-off at your local FSD Resource Center

Keep copies of everything you send, and note the date and method. If a letter ever goes missing, a personal log turns a two-week delay into a two-day fix. The same four routes handle work-hour proofs and renewal paperwork later in your case.

The FSD Interview and Decision Timeline

After your application lands, FSD may call for an interview. Miss the call and you can visit a resource center, or ring the interview line at 855-823-4908. Screening your phone in the first weeks matters more than most applicants realize.

FSD states that it processes applications and documents within ten days of receiving them. A decision letter follows, typically inside the federal 30-day clock. The letter lists your benefit amount, your deposit day, and any follow-up items it still needs.

Disagree with the decision? Every denial letter explains your fair hearing rights, and requesting one is free. Households keep getting food help in the meantime when the issue involves a time limit.

Emergency SNAP in Seven Days

Some Missouri households cannot wait a month, and federal law agrees. Households with less than $150 gross income and $100 or less in cash must get a decision within seven days. Migrant farmworker households and households whose shelter costs top their income qualify the same way.

Section 2 of the Missouri application asks the emergency questions directly. Answer them honestly, because FSD verifies the answers during the interview. Benefits loaded under expedited service still land on your regular deposit day after approval.

Mid-Certification Forms and Annual Renewal

Missouri cases run in twelve-month periods, and paperwork arrives twice inside each one. Halfway through, FSD mails a mid-certification form that must come back signed and complete. You return it even when nothing has changed, which trips up more households than any other rule.

Near the end of the period, a recertification packet shows up with an interview to follow. Complete both, or the case closes and you start over from scratch. Keeping your mailing address current with FSD is what makes those letters arrive on time.

Changes during the year also need reporting. New jobs, wage bumps, people moving in or out, and rent changes all belong in your file. The myDSS portal handles change reports online, and documents go through mydssupload.mo.gov like everything else.

Missouri Work Rules for FY 2027

Members who can work face a simple monthly target in Missouri: 80 hours of employment or training. That averages out to about 18 hours a week. Hours worked anywhere count, and participation in SkillUP counts toward the total.

FSD does not guess who is meeting the target. When your case requires proof, the agency sends a letter, and the response routes stay the same as your application. You can upload proof through mydssupload.mo.gov, fax it, mail it, or drop it at a resource center.

Missouri updated its exemption list on November 1, 2025, following the federal OBBBA changes. Check the next section before assuming the rule applies to you. The exemptions now cover a wide range of households.

Who Is Exempt From the Work Requirement

The official myDSS list gives twelve ways to stand outside the 80-hour rule. Any single one is enough:

• Being under age 18 or over age 64
• Having a household dependent under age 14
• Already working 30 or more hours per week
• Being unable to work for physical or mental health reasons
• Meeting work rules for Temporary Assistance
• Caring for a child under 6 or someone who needs daily help
• Receiving or applying for unemployment benefits
• Taking part in a drug or alcohol treatment program
• Attending school, college, or training for at least 20 hours weekly
• Being pregnant
• Facing circumstances beyond your control that keep you home
• Being an Indian, Urban Indian, or California Indian

Parents of teenagers should read the under-14 line closely. Federal law narrowed the old under-18 rule in 2025. A parent with a 13-year-old still qualifies, while one with a 15-year-old may not.

SkillUP: Missouri's Free Job Training Route

SkillUP is Missouri's own employment program for SNAP recipients, and it is free from first call to final certificate. A SkillUP job coach builds a personal plan around your goals. The program pays for short-term training and certifications that lead somewhere.

The support list goes beyond classes: resume building, real work experience, and employer connections across the state. It can also buy clothing, books, supplies, or tools a new job requires. Minor car repairs that keep you commuting get funded too.

Hours spent with SkillUP satisfy the SNAP work requirement, which makes the program a two-for-one. Partners include Goodwill, Missouri community colleges, ARCHS, EQUUS Workforce Solutions, and Great Jobs KC, among others. USDA food and nutrition funding plus federal TANF dollars keep it running at no cost to you.

The Three-Month Time Limit in Plain Words

Federal law caps how long adults without exemptions can receive SNAP while working under 80 hours a month. The limit is three countable months inside any 36-month span. OBBBA raised the affected age range to 18 through 64 and trimmed the exemption list nationwide.

The clock stops in two practical ways. Working or training at 80 hours a month keeps the months from counting at all. Matching an exemption keeps you outside the rule entirely, even at zero hours.

If the limit catches you, months spent in SkillUP or a job can win benefits back on reapplication. The lesson most Missouri households take is simple. Respond to every work letter, and document hours as they happen.

Households With a Senior or Disabled Member

A single member over 60, or receiving disability payments, changes the household's whole rulebook in Missouri. The gross income test disappears, so only net income decides eligibility. The resource limit rises to $4,750, and the shelter deduction runs without its $769 cap.

Medical deductions arrive too, as the earlier section explained. Fixed incomes from Social Security or disability benefit from every one of those levers. Many Missouri retirees discover they qualify only after running the numbers with medical costs included.

Our seniors and disability guide walks through the Medicare premiums, dental bills, and transport costs that count. The bottom line is that Missouri's strict headline rules rarely apply to older households the way people fear.

Non-Citizen Eligibility After April 2026

Federal rules changed on April 1, 2026, and Missouri applies them to new applications. Under the OBBBA law, refugees, asylees, and parolees no longer fit the federal eligibility categories they once did. Lawful permanent residents with green cards, Cuban-Haitian entrants, and citizens of Compact of Free Association states remain eligible paths.

Households with mixed statuses still apply for whoever qualifies. An eligible parent may receive benefits for eligible children even when the adults cannot. FSD handles the immigration paperwork during the interview, so bring status documents rather than leaving them home.

Your Missouri EBT Card and the ebtEDGE App

Approved households receive a Missouri EBT card in the mail, and every monthly deposit lands on that card automatically. The card works like a debit card at checkout, protected by a PIN you choose yourself. Benefits already on the card roll over to the next month, so nothing disappears at midnight.

Missouri runs its card system on the ebtEDGE platform from FIS. The free ebtEDGE mobile app shows your balance and freezes or unfreezes the card with one tap. Signing in uses a one-time PIN sent by email or text, which adds a layer against stolen passwords.

Card problems route through one number: 800-997-7777. Call it to change your PIN, place a hold, or order a replacement after a lost or damaged card. FSD's information center at 855-373-4636 handles the same replacement requests during business hours.

Protecting Benefits From Skimmers and Scams

FSD's fraud prevention page names three threats Missouri cardholders face. Skimming devices hidden over checkout terminals capture card numbers and PINs. Cloning copies that stolen data onto fake cards, and phishing calls trick households into sharing details.

A few habits stop most of it. Check the card reader for anything loose or mismatched before you swipe. Cover the keypad while typing your PIN, and never share it with anyone whose benefits you would not repay personally.

Spot strange purchases on the ebtEDGE app? Call 800-997-7777 immediately to lock the card and request a new one.

Federal reimbursement for stolen benefits ended in late 2024. Prevention is the only coverage Missouri households can rely on now. Report fraud to FSD's Welfare Investigations Unit at 877-770-8055.

Shopping Online With Missouri SNAP

Missouri EBT cards work for online grocery orders at major national retailers, including Amazon and Walmart. Eligible food ships to your door, though delivery charges and service fees still need another payment method. SNAP dollars only cover the food itself.

Online shopping helps rural Missouri households most. The state stretches across more than 100 counties with thin grocery coverage. Many shoppers order staples online and buy produce locally, where farmers markets double the value.

Double Up Food Bucks at Missouri Markets

Double Up Food Bucks matches every SNAP dollar spent at participating Missouri farmers markets, up to $25 per day. The bi-state Heartland collaborative runs it across Kansas and Missouri.

Markets take part from Kansas City through Columbia and St. Louis, with no county restriction.

The mechanics are simple at the market table. Swipe your EBT card for tokens, and the market hands you matching tokens for fresh produce. A $25 swipe becomes $50 of fruits and vegetables for the week, and nothing extra is required beyond your card.

Missouri SuN Bucks: $120 Per Child

Summer hits family food budgets hard once school meals stop. Missouri SuN Bucks answers with a one-time $120 benefit per child. The money loads onto an EBT card and spends like SNAP, though income rules apply.

FSD accepts SuN Bucks applications for Summer 2026 through August 31, 2026, and late forms are refused. Start with the state's eligibility navigator to see whether you need to apply at all. Families who do apply complete form MOSB-1 and include each child's date of birth plus an SSN or DCN.

Submission follows the familiar Missouri pattern: mydssupload.mo.gov, fax to 573-526-9400, or the Jefferson City post office box. Households already on SNAP should watch the mail rather than assume. A move or missed notice can leave a child off the list.

More Food Help While You Wait

Thirty days feels long with an empty pantry, and Missouri has bridges. Food pantries operate in every region, and myDSS links a pantry finder from its food assistance page.

Three regional giants stand behind them: the St. Louis Area Foodbank, Harvesters, and Ozarks Food Harvest.

Other programs may fit your household better than SNAP alone. WIC serves pregnant women, infants, and young children with separate checks. School meal programs run during the year, and calling 2-1-1 connects you with pantries and utility help.

Missouri SNAP by the Numbers

A few figures frame how big this program is in the state. An average of 662,400 Missourians received SNAP each month in fiscal year 2025, according to USAFacts data. Federal reporting put the average benefit near $163 per person during the most recent detailed review.

Wages moved too. Missouri's minimum wage climbed to $15.00 an hour on January 1, 2026, under the Proposition A schedule. Higher pay improves budgets, yet it also raises gross income near the 130 percent door.

The earned-income deduction cushions the landing. Twenty percent of every new wage dollar disappears before the math, which keeps many part-time workers safely eligible.

Mistakes That Cost Missouri Households Money

Most Missouri benefit losses trace back to a handful of avoidable slips. The mid-certification form tops the list, because FSD closes cases when it never comes back. Unreturned forms end benefits that the household still legally needed.

Unclaimed deductions run a close second. Households skip medical costs, dependent care, and utility allowances simply because nobody asked. Over a certification year, an unclaimed $100 shelter deduction can cost hundreds of dollars in benefits.

Address changes close the list. A household that moves and forgets to tell FSD misses interview calls, mid-certification forms, and recertification packets. Update the address through myDSS the week you move, and the paperwork keeps finding you.

How Missouri Compares With Neighboring States

Missouri's rules stand out once you look at the map. Several neighboring states raised their gross income doors beyond 130 percent of poverty and dropped the asset test entirely. Missouri kept both the standard door and the resource check, which is why planning tools matter more here.

Kansas runs the closest rulebook: the same 130 percent door and a kept asset test, as our Kansas guide explains. Illinois families in the St. Louis metro face different limits under the rules covered in our Illinois guide.

Missouri lawmakers debated an expansion back in 2022, but the state still runs the standard rules today.

The practical takeaway is honest rather than cheerleading. Missouri households clear a higher bar than many neighbors. The deposits, deductions, and programs on this page still apply in full.

Missouri SNAP Questions, Answered

What is the income limit for food stamps in Missouri?

For FY2027, the gross limit sits at $1,729 for one person and $2,345 for two, reaching $6,037 at eight members. Net limits run lower, from $1,330 to $4,644 across the same range. Households with a member over 60 or disabled skip the gross test and qualify through net income alone.

How much food stamps will I get for 1 person in Missouri?

The ceiling for a one-person household is $306 a month, and the floor is $25. Where you land depends on net income, because the benefit shrinks by 30 cents for every net dollar. The Columbia example above shows a worker earning $1,400 and receiving $87 after deductions.

What day do I get my food stamps in Missouri?

Combine your birth month with the first letter of your last name to find your day. A January household named Adams loads on the 1st, while a January household named Young loads on the 2nd. April and December compress everyone onto the 7th and 22nd respectively.

Does Missouri have an asset limit for SNAP?

Yes, and it is the rule Missouri applicants most often miss. Countable resources must stay under $3,000, or $4,750 with a senior or disabled member in the home. Your home, vehicles, retirement savings, and burial plans never count toward the total.

Can non-citizens get food stamps in Missouri?

Missouri applies the federal eligibility chart that took effect on April 1, 2026. Lawful permanent residents holding a green card, Cuban-Haitian entrants, and citizens of Compact of Free Association nations qualify. Refugee, asylee, and parolee statuses no longer meet the federal categories.

A household with mixed statuses should still file, because eligible children can receive benefits even when their parents cannot. Bring immigration documents to the FSD interview so the caseworker can verify status on the spot.

How do I apply for SNAP in Missouri?

Start online at mydss.mo.gov, or download a paper application in English or Spanish. Submit through mydssupload.mo.gov, fax 573-526-9400, the mail address in Jefferson City, or any FSD Resource Center. An interview follows, with a callback line at 855-823-4908 if you miss the first call.

How long does Missouri take to approve SNAP?

FSD typically processes applications within ten days and decides within the federal 30-day window. Emergency cases move in seven days or less when income is under $150 and cash is $100 or less. The decision letter states your amount and your deposit day.

What are the work requirements for Missouri SNAP?

Members who can work need 80 hours a month of employment, training, or a combination. SkillUP participation counts fully toward the total. The state's November 2025 exemption list covers young children, student training, pregnancy, and roughly a dozen other situations.

How do I replace a lost Missouri EBT card?

Call 800-997-7777 and request a replacement card after confirming your identity. FSD's information center at 855-373-4636 can also start the order. Freeze the old card in the ebtEDGE app first if it was stolen rather than simply lost.

Missouri SNAP Contacts and Official Sources

Keep these numbers somewhere safe once your case opens. The FSD information center answers at 855-373-4636 on weekdays, from 6 AM to 6:30 PM.

Saturday hours run 8 AM to 5 PM, and the card line at 800-997-7777 never closes.

Need	Contact
Applications, case questions, renewals	FSD 855-373-4636 (855-FSD-INFO)
Interview callbacks	855-823-4908
EBT card, PIN, replacements	800-997-7777, anytime
Report fraud	Welfare Investigations Unit 877-770-8055
Fax	573-526-9400
Mail	FSD, P.O. Box 2700, Jefferson City, MO 65102
Document upload	mydssupload.mo.gov

A few official sources are worth bookmarking, starting with the myDSS food assistance page. The official deposit schedule lists every date FSD uses. The USDA SNAP hub sets the federal figures, and charts refresh every October 1.

Plan Your Missouri Grocery Budget Today

You now hold every number FSD will use. The 130 percent door, the $3,000 resource line, and your deposit day all sit above. Run the SNAP calculator with your real bills, then apply early, because FSD works files in order.

Cross-border households can compare with the Arkansas guide or the Iowa guide, and the all-states directory covers everywhere else. Every state page on this site uses verified current-year figures, so the comparison will hold up at the kitchen table.

Deductions decide the final Missouri award, and the SNAP deductions explainer values each offset at FY2027 rates.