Missouri adds new paperwork requirements to food assistance as federal penalties loom

Missouri has introduced new paperwork requirements for food assistance recipients. Residents are expressing concern over the changes as federal penalties for the state loom.
Since receiving a letter from the Missouri Department of Social Services Sept. 1 containing “an important notice” about his federal food assistance, Andrew Dallas has struggled to ease his mind. Dallas, 63, of Arnold, who was diagnosed with epilepsy after a childhood head injury, can’t work or drive, and he depends on disability benefits and […]
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