Food Stamps

The state will start requiring families to verify that they're still eligible to get food stamps beginning July 1.

Missourians will get February food stamps early because of the federal government shutdown.

An audit has found multiple problems with how Missouri tracks fraud within a program that provides food aid for low-income families.

The Missouri House has passed legislation to require parents receiving food stamps to comply with work requirements or face losing benefits.

A former employee with the Missouri Department of Social Services has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge in connection to the misuse of over $52,000 in food-stamp benefits.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Advocates for the poor say Missouri is making it harder for the state's neediest residents to receive food stamps.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The number of people on food stamps declined after Missouri ended most face-to-face contact between social services caseworkers and people seeking public assistance.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A cut in federal food stamp benefits is putting pressure on food banks and other agencies that serve low-income residents in the Joplin area.

On Saturday, two Louisiana Walmart stores had their grocery shelves cleaned out by food-stamp recipients whose benefit cards briefly had their spending limits removed. Walmart may end up footing most of the bill because it chose not to implement emergency procedures that would have stopped all purchases at $50.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is considering tightening food-stamp eligibility for thousands of adults.