Missouri SNAP Income Limits and Benefits Calculator (Food Stamps), 2026-27

Missouri's rules use the federal gross limit of 130% of the poverty level: $1,729 a month for one person and $3,575 for four, with net income at or below $1,330 for one and $2,750 for four. A household with an elderly or disabled member only has to meet the net limit. A household in which every member receives Temporary Assistance, SSI, Supplemental Aid to the Blind or Supplemental Payments, or that has a member receiving or authorized to receive child care or Community Partnerships support services, is categorically eligible and does not have to meet the income limits; the calculator cannot check that.

SNAP (food stamps), run by the Missouri Department of Social Services Family Support Division. SNAP and food stamps are the same program, and the figures here are for October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027; the FY 2026 figures (October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026) are on the SNAP income limits page.

Maintained by Archie Chang · Limits and sources checked October 31, 2026 · Methodology & sources

Estimate your SNAP benefit

In SNAP, a member counts as elderly or disabled if they are 60 or older, or receive Supplemental Security Income, certain Social Security, railroad, veterans or state disability payments, or meet another test in the definition in 7 CFR 271.2.

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Enter your monthly utility costs for Missouri; the state applies its own standard utility allowance when a household qualifies for one. Do not include internet: since Public Law 119-21 it no longer counts.

Your estimate

Estimated SNAP benefit: $306 a month.

Gross income test (October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027)
Pass: $0 is at or below $1,729
Net income test
Pass: $0 is at or below $1,330
Maximum allotment for 1 person
$306
30% of net income (rounded up)
$0
Step by step SNAP calculation
StepAmount
Gross monthly income (earned plus unearned)$0
Minus: 20% earned income deduction$0
Minus: Standard deduction for 1 person$217
Minus: Dependent care costs$0
Legally owed child support paid (already taken out of gross income above)$0
Income after the deductions above$0
Shelter costs (rent or mortgage, taxes, insurance)$0
Half of income after the deductions above$0
Minus: Excess shelter deduction (capped at $769)$0
Net monthly income$0
Minus: 30% of net income, rounded up to the next dollar$0
Maximum allotment for 1 person$306
Estimated monthly benefit$306

This is an estimate, not an eligibility decision. Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division (FSD) decides who is in the household, what income counts and the final benefit. Not modeled: asset (resource) limits, which can decide eligibility for households that are not categorically eligible; work-requirement time limits for able-bodied adults without dependents; student rules and noncitizen eligibility; self-employment cost rules and income exclusions; prorated first months and the $10 initial-month rule; state options beyond the ones sourced on the state pages. Apply: Missouri DSS, Apply for SNAP.

Missouri SNAP income limits by household size

Monthly limits effective October 1, 2026. The federal columns are the standard limits: a household with an elderly or disabled member skips the gross test, and a categorically eligible household skips both tests. The Missouri column is the categorical eligibility limit, which is the same as the federal gross limit.

Missouri SNAP monthly income limits by household size
Household sizeFederal gross, 130%Federal net, 100%Maximum benefit
1$1,729$1,330$306
2$2,345$1,804$562
3$2,960$2,277$808
4$3,575$2,750$1,023
5$4,191$3,224$1,217
6$4,806$3,697$1,463
7$5,421$4,170$1,616
8$6,037$4,644$1,841
Each additional member+$616+$474+$225 (9th to 17th person)

Missouri's manual says households that must meet a gross income limit need income at or below 130 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, and net income at or below 100 percent. Households that are categorically eligible do not have to meet those income limits: a household in which every member receives Temporary Assistance, SSI, Supplemental Aid to the Blind or Supplemental Payments, or one with a member receiving or authorized to receive child care or Community Partnerships support services. The calculator cannot tell whether a household is in one of those groups, so it applies the gross and net income tests to every household.

“EUs that must meet a gross income eligibility limit must have income equal to or lower than 130 percent of federal income poverty guidelines for the EU size.”
Missouri SNAP manual 1115.095.00, income eligibility limits (source, read from the Internet Archive capture of May 12, 2026)
“the EU contains a member receiving or authorized to receive one or more of the following special support services:”
Missouri SNAP manual 1135.035.00; the list that follows names Child Care and Community Partnerships (source, read from the Internet Archive capture of June 9, 2026)
“Categorically eligible EUs are not subject to the gross and net income limits.”
Missouri SNAP manual 1115.095.15, categorically eligible EUs (source, read from the Internet Archive capture of June 7, 2026)

Missouri SNAP asset test

The DSS page says you may be eligible if you do not own more than $3,000 in resources ($4,750 if at least one member of your household is over the age of 60 or disabled). Categorically eligible households do not have to meet the resource limits.

“Do not own more than $3,000 in resources ($4,750 if at least one member of your household is over the age of 60 or disabled)”
Missouri DSS, Apply for SNAP, who is eligible (source, read from the Internet Archive capture of October 23, 2026)

The federal asset limits for households that are not categorically eligible are $3,000, or $4,750 when a member is 60 or older or disabled (FY 2027).

Missouri SNAP utility allowances

Missouri's manual describes four mandatory utility standards: a standard utility allowance for a household with primary heating or cooling costs separate from rent or mortgage (or energy assistance), a non-heating/cooling standard for two or more other utilities, a lower utility allowance for one other utility, and a telephone standard. This page shows no Missouri FY 2027 allowance amount, so the calculator uses the utility costs you enter.

“If the household incurs an allowable utility expense, the appropriate mandatory utility standard(s) will be budgeted by the eligibility system.”
Missouri SNAP manual 1115.035.25.15, mandatory utility standards (source, read from the Internet Archive capture of May 11, 2026)

Internet costs no longer count toward shelter or utility costs under Public Law 119-21 section 10104, and a LIHEAP or similar payment gives the heating and cooling allowance only to a household with an elderly or disabled member (section 10103).

Missouri SNAP child support rule

Missouri's own source treats legally owed child support you pay as an exclusion from income, so the calculator takes it out of gross income before the income tests.

“The actual amount of court ordered child support paid by the household to or for non-household members from the household's income is excluded to determine:”
Missouri SNAP manual 1115.035.20, child support exclusion; the manual then lists three uses (source, read from the Internet Archive capture of February 8, 2026)

The manual lists three uses: eligibility based on 130% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), net income and expedite income.

How to apply for SNAP in Missouri

The DSS page says you can apply for SNAP online or by printing and filling out a paper application, and that you submit it online, by mail or by fax; an interview may follow.

Missouri DSS, Apply for SNAP · Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division (FSD)

What the Missouri calculator uses

  • Gross test: the federal 130% limit for every household without an elderly or disabled member; the net income test also applies to every household.
  • Deductions and maximum benefit: the FY 2027 federal maximum benefit and deductions, except as follows: Missouri gives a household with an elderly or disabled member and verified medical expenses over $35 a standard medical deduction of $135 ($170 less $35), or the actual verified expenses less $35 when they are more than $170 (as of the manual page captured June 7, 2026); the calculator applies it.
  • Child support you pay: an exclusion from income, as the state source says.
  • Utilities: the utility costs you enter; this page lists no state allowance amounts.

Frequently asked questions

What are the Missouri SNAP income limits for 2026-27?

Missouri's rules use the federal gross limit of 130% of the poverty level: $1,729 a month for one person and $3,575 for four, with net income at or below $1,330 for one and $2,750 for four. A household with an elderly or disabled member only has to meet the net limit. A household in which every member receives Temporary Assistance, SSI, Supplemental Aid to the Blind or Supplemental Payments, or that has a member receiving or authorized to receive child care or Community Partnerships support services, is categorically eligible and does not have to meet the income limits; the calculator cannot check that.

Is there an asset test for SNAP (food stamps) in Missouri?

The DSS page says you may be eligible if you do not own more than $3,000 in resources ($4,750 if at least one member of your household is over the age of 60 or disabled). Categorically eligible households do not have to meet the resource limits.

What is Missouri's standard utility allowance for SNAP?

Missouri's manual describes four mandatory utility standards: a standard utility allowance for a household with primary heating or cooling costs separate from rent or mortgage (or energy assistance), a non-heating/cooling standard for two or more other utilities, a lower utility allowance for one other utility, and a telephone standard. This page shows no Missouri FY 2027 allowance amount, so the calculator uses the utility costs you enter.

How do I apply for SNAP in Missouri?

The DSS page says you can apply for SNAP online or by printing and filling out a paper application, and that you submit it online, by mail or by fax; an interview may follow. Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division (FSD) decides eligibility and the benefit amount.

How much SNAP could a Missouri household get?

The maximum allotment is the same in every one of the 48 states and DC: $306 a month for one person, $562 for two, $1,023 for four. The benefit is that amount minus 30% of net income, rounded up to the next dollar, and a one or two person household that is eligible gets at least $25. The calculator on this page shows every deduction.

Is Missouri SNAP the same as food stamps?

Yes. In Missouri the program is described as: SNAP (food stamps), run by the Missouri Department of Social Services Family Support Division. The federal program is SNAP, formerly called Food Stamps, so the income limits and benefit formula on this page apply under every one of those names.

Related pages

FedRateCalc is not a government site and cannot decide eligibility. Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division (FSD) decides each case, and its figures change when it updates them.

Sources

All sources are government pages, read October 31, 2026, except the pages marked below, which were read from Internet Archive captures of the agency page on the date shown.