Missouri will hand over personal data of food aid recipients to feds

Missouri will hand over personal data of food aid recipients to feds

There were 652,427 people receiving SNAP benefits in Missouri as of April.

Applications being accepted for food assistance program in Missouri - Missourinet

(Undated)  —  Qualifying residents of Missouri can now apply for a summer food assistance program.  The SuN Bucks program, funded by the U-S Department of Agriculture allows families with school age children a one-time $120 benefit per qualifying child.  The benefit is to be used to pay for nutritional foods at authorized locations throughout the […]

Missouri will hand over personal data of food aid recipients to feds • Missouri Independent

(John Moore/Getty Images).Missouri has agreed to abide by a request from the federal government to turn over personal data about anyone receiving food assistance, the state social services agency confirmed to The Independent Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this month requested sensitive data from states about participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, including their Social Security numbers and ad…