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- Food4 programs
- Health care4 programs
- Housing2 programs
- Utilities2 programs
- Child care1 program
- Cash help3 programs
- Work2 programs
- Disability1 program
- Older adults1 program
- Taxes1 program
- School and college1 program
- IDs and records3 programs
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Checked on October 8, 2026
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- Lost a jobMoney, food and health coverage while you look for work.
- Having a babyHealth care, food and time off for you and your baby.
- A fire, flood or stormShelter, food, repairs and papers after a disaster.
- A new diagnosis or disabilityHealth care, income and help at work after a big health change.
- Someone diedWhat to do in the first weeks, and help for the family.
- Divorce or separationHealth coverage, child support and money when a household splits.
- Leaving the militaryVA health care and benefits, school, work and health coverage.
- Turning 65Medicare, Social Security and help with costs.
- Getting out of jail or prisonAn ID, health care, food and a place to stay after release.
- Facing eviction or losing housingRent help, legal help and a safe place to stay.
- Not safe at homeSafety first, then a place to stay and money of your own.
Apply online
Websites run by Missouri agencies where you can apply for benefits or manage them.
Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division
myDSS
For food benefits, cash help for families, Medicaid, children's health coverage, help with heating bills, child support, summer food money for kids, and emergency cash help.
mydss.mo.gov
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Missouri WIC online interest form
For WIC.
health.mo.gov
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Missouri Child Care Subsidy application
For help paying for child care.
dese.mo.gov
Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Missouri UInteract
For unemployment.
uinteract.labor.mo.gov
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
HealthCare.gov
For health insurance plans.
healthcare.gov
Missouri Department of Revenue
MO.gov state services
For driver licenses and ID cards.
mo.gov
Checked on October 8, 2026
State agencies
Who runs each program in Missouri, and how to reach them.
Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Energy
Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Missouri Department of Revenue
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Missouri Department of Social Services
Missouri Housing Development Commission
Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Energy
Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Missouri Department of Revenue
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Missouri Department of Social Services
Missouri Housing Development Commission
Checked on October 8, 2026
For official information, visit MO.gov.
Good to know
State general assistance is not listed as a broad program; Missouri has Blind Pension and Supplemental Aid to the Blind cash programs. Missouri administers SuN Bucks in 2026; it did not opt out. No state paid family or medical leave program was confirmed in the official pages checked. Housing assistance, domestic violence services, vocational rehabilitation, veterans services, and college financial aid are not fully represented here because a qualifying program page and resident application route were not confirmed in the official results checked.
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