The checklists linked on this web page are designed to help attorneys and other people check the trusts they are submitting so the Family Support Division (FSD) can determine eligibility for MO HealthNet and other benefits and services. If your trust meets the requirements for its checklist below it may allow the FSD to exclude your resources or income from the eligibility determination. However, trusts are only one factor in the eligibility determination process.
An Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) is an electronic system that lets people transfer their government benefit from a federal account to a retailer account. A person can use an EBT card at approved stores to pay for their food and food products using their SNAP (Food Stamp) benefit. A person cannot use their EBT card to buy:
Temporary Assistance (TA) is a cash benefit for low-income families to help cover costs for the household’s children, such as clothing, utilities and other services. Once you are approved for TA, you must participate in employment and training services through the Missouri Work Assistance (MWA) Program. This program will help you move away from needing cash benefits through TA by setting goals and helping you get the skills you need to find a job to support your family.
Temporary Assistance (TA) is a monthly cash benefit to help families in need cover costs for their children, like clothing, utilities, and other services. Most people who get help through TA will also need to participate in employment and training services through the Missouri Work Assistance (MWA) Program.
The Food Distribution Program helps people in need get USDA-donated foods from their local food pantry as part of The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). The Family Support Division also distributes food to summer food service programs for children, disaster relief, and six non-profit food banks that provide emergency food assistance to food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, Kid’s Café’s, and other non-profit organizations.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) offers a monthly benefit to help you buy food and food products, such as seeds and plants to grow food. This monthly benefit is loaded to an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card and cannot be withdrawn as cash. Your monthly benefit amount will depend on your income and the size of your household.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) offers a monthly benefit to help those in need buy food and food products. Other programs, like the Food Distribution Program and Women, Infant and Children (WIC), may also be able to help. If you need help with food immediately, please reach out to your local food bank.
