SNAP Work Requirements in Missouri

Check if the time limit applies to you Count your months

When the new rules started in Missouri

Missouri DSS lists the new exemption rules (child under 14, under 18 or over 64, and the new Indian exemption) as applying beginning November 1, 2025.

Waived areas in Missouri

No part of Missouri is waived.

That means the time limit can apply anywhere in the state to adults who are not exempt and do not meet the 80-hour rule.

Your 36-month period

We could not verify the dates of Missouri's current 36-month period.

You can get SNAP for only 3 countable months in that period unless you meet the 80-hour rule or are exempt. The time limit calculator helps you count.

How to meet and report the 80 hours

Job and training program: SkillUP

You can meet the hours through SkillUP. If FSD asks for proof of work or training hours, upload at mydssupload.mo.gov, fax 573-526-9400, mail to Family Support Division, PO Box 2700, Jefferson City, MO 65102, or bring it to an FSD Resource Center.

Across all states, paid work, work for goods or services, volunteering, workfare and approved training count, and you can combine them. See what counts as work.

More Missouri details

• Missouri DSS says you may need to send proof of at least 80 hours of work or training each month.
• Missouri's exemption list includes circumstances beyond your control that require you to stay home.

Contact

• Agency: Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division (FSD)
• Online account: Apply for SNAP (FSD)
• Phone: 855-373-4636 (FSD Information Line)

Federal rules that apply in Missouri

• Covered: adults 18 through 64 who can work, with no child under 14 in their SNAP household.
• Exempt: pregnancy; a health condition that keeps you from working; American Indian, Alaska Native, Urban Indian or California Indian; or being excused from the general work rules (caring for a child under 6 or a disabled person, unemployment benefits, 30 hours a week or $217.50 a week, half-time school, drug or alcohol treatment, TANF work rules). See all exemptions.
• Veterans, people experiencing homelessness, and former foster youth are no longer automatically exempt.
• If you lose SNAP, you can get it back by doing 80 hours in 30 days or becoming exempt. You can also ask for a fair hearing. See how to get SNAP back.