Reports

Download the PDF Version The U.S. Congress is considering proposals that would make food assistance more difficult to access, and could take food off the tables of 131,000 Missourians and their families. These punitive policies, including harsh work requirements, would cost Read More

DOWNLOAD PDF Access to high quality, affordable childcare not only creates a solid foundation for children to thrive but is also an essential component of developing a strong workforce. Yet too many Missouri families face barriers in accessing childcare, either because of the Read More

Department of Elementary & Secondary Education: House Bill 2 Funding for K-12 education increased to include funding for early education, as required by changes that were made to the Foundation Formula in 2014.[1] The House committee added over $48 million to the Foundation Read More

Download the Full PDF A state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), like the recently proposed Missouri Working Families Credit, could benefit as many as 515,000 working families with modest wages, providing hardworking families the ability to achieve a better future and a pathway to Read More

Download the Full PDF A number of provisions included in the recently passed federal tax law will affect state revenue collections because of the way state and federal tax laws interact. While most of these implications are clear, the way that Missouri’s state personal exemption Read More

Safety net services serve thousands of Missourians struggling to meet basic needs each year. Many of these services are federally funded in whole or in part. This series of fact sheets examines eligibility and enrollment for a variety of these services, including: Child Care Read More

MBP’s Quick Guide to Eligibility & Enrollment shows the eligibility levels and enrollment for many major safety net services in Missouri, including: MO HealthNet TANF Child care assistance Nutrition assistance Energy assistance, and Housing assistance   Read More

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) provides cash assistance to families with children based on income and family size for a period not to exceed 45 months total in a lifetime (with some exceptions due to age, disability, and hardship). In September 2017, 12,032 Read More

MOHealthNet, Missouri’s Medicaid program, provides health coverage to low-income seniors, people with disabilities, children, pregnant women and very low-income parents. The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) allows children in families with incomes above Medicaid limits, Read More

Housing assistance for low-income Missourians is provided through a patchwork of federal programs. The vast majority of these programs are operated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in partnership with state and local Housing Authorities. In FY2016, Read More