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Benefits in Missouri
Where to apply and who to call in Missouri. For services near you, see the Missouri state page.
Medicaid
- Program
- MO HealthNet (Missouri Medicaid) (Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division)
- Apply online
- mydss.mo.gov/healthcare/apply
- By phone
- (855) 373-9994
- In person
- Visit your local Family Support Division Resource Center.
- If you get SSISupplemental Security Income: monthly payments from Social Security for people with disabilities who have low income and few savings.
- Missouri is a 209(b) state, so getting SSI does not give you Medicaid automatically; you must apply with the Family Support Division.
- If you work
- Ticket to WorkA free Social Security program that helps people who get SSI or SSDI go to work, with job help and protection for their benefits. Health Assurance Program: lets working people with disabilities who earn too much for regular MO HealthNet keep coverage by taking part in the program, which may include a premium.
Medicare Savings Programs and the Medicaid Buy-In also go through this office. How Medicaid works.
Food
- SNAP: find the Missouri SNAP office in the USDA state directory, or call 211.
- Find your food bank and home-delivered meals.
- SNAP rules for people with disabilities
Bills and phone
- Energy help (LIHEAP): call 1-866-674-6327 to be sent to your local office.
- Lifeline phone or internet discount: lifelinesupport.org.
- More on bills, shutoffs and housing
Legal help
- Disability rights agency (free)
- Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services, (573) 893-3333
- Legal aid
- LawHelp.org and the LSC legal aid finder
Planning forms
Free Missouri advance directive forms, with instructions: Missouri forms at CaringInfo. What each form does.
People who help for free
- 211: call or text 2-1-1.
- Medicare counseling (SHIP): shiphelp.org.
- Area Agency on Aging and Aging and Disability Resource Center: Eldercare Locator, 1-800-677-1116.
- Work and benefits counseling (WIPA): choosework.ssa.gov/findhelp.
- Search Missouri services in the Atlas
Medicaid details checked October 9, 2026. Disability rights agency from the NDRN member list; forms from CaringInfo. Last reviewed November 9, 2026.
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