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Food
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for seniors in Missouri
Missouri's SNAP puts money for groceries on an EBT card each month.
Missouri keeps a savings limit: a household with someone over 60 or disabled may have up to $4,750 in countable savings, and your home and car don't count. If every adult in your home is elderly or disabled with steady income such as Social Security, approval can last 24 months, and the renewal interview may be skipped.
How to apply in Missouri
- By phone
- 1-855-373-4636
- In person
- Visit your local Family Support Division resource center. You can also ask for a printed application to be mailed to you.
- By mail
- Family Support Division, P.O. Box 2700, Jefferson City, MO 65102. You can also fax your application to 573-526-9400 or upload it at mydssupload.mo.gov.
Applying is free. Nobody should charge you to apply.
Apply on the official siteWho may qualify in Missouri
| Savings limit, household with someone over 60 or disabled | $4,750 |
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Dates, renewals and waiting lists
| How long approval lasts, households where all adults are elderly or disabled with very steady unearned income | 24 months, with a check-in halfway |
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How Missouri is different
Where Missouri's rules differ from the federal rules for SNAP for seniors.
- No renewal interview if all adults in the household are elderly or disabled, no one has earned income, and nothing has changed. You can still ask for an interview
Good to know
- Missouri does not use broad-based categorical eligibility, so the savings limit applies. Your home, vehicles, life insurance, burial plots and retirement savings plans don't count toward it.
- Since Nov. 1, 2025, Missouri's SNAP work requirement exempts people over 64. People 60 to 64 who can work may need to show 80 hours a month of work or training unless another exemption applies, such as a health reason or caring for someone who needs help.
Free help
Free help with this in Missouri
Division of Senior and Disability Services (DSDS)
Your local Area Agency on Aging can help with meals, rides, help at home, caregiver support and applying for benefits.
More help in Missouri
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Sources
- Missouri Department of Social Services, Apply for SNAP (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- Missouri Department of Social Services, Manage my SNAP benefit (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- Missouri Department of Social Services, SNAP Manual 1130.030.10: EUs in Which All Adult Members Are Elderly or Disabled (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- Missouri Department of Social Services, SNAP Manual 1130.015.15: Processing Recertifications (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
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