welfare

Mo. Dept. Of Social Services To Scale Back On Welfare Contract

Marshall Griffin — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:17:53 +0000

The Missouri Department of Social Services has announced it will scale back on its participation in a contract to move welfare recipients onto federal disability. Republicans at a House committee hearing this week expressed concerns that shifting recipients from a state-run program that requires employment to a federal one that does not could leave them permanently trapped in poverty.

Mo. House Committee Hears Testimony On State Welfare Contract

Marshall Griffin — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:29:13 +0000

A Missouri House committee heard testimony Monday on efforts to shift state welfare recipients onto federal disability.

The Department of Social Services (DSS) has hired Boston-based Public Consulting Group to switch clients from the state-run Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program to federal disability payments, which don’t require recip

Mo. Auditor Questions Welfare Expenses In Audit

The Associated Press and Maria Altman — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:40:13 +0000

Updated 2:48 p.m.

Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich is questioning millions of dollars of welfare payments made to low-income residents.

Schweich released an annual audit Tuesday examining Missouri's use of $12.7 billion of federal funds during the 2012 budget. He raised concerns about $68 million of expenses, mainly through programs run by the Department of Social Services.

Morning headlines: Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Julie Bierach and The Associated Press — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:27:54 +0000

Nixon signs human trafficking bill

People convicted of human trafficking in Missouri will face longer maximum sentences under a bill signed by Gov. Jay Nixon.

The legislation addresses convictions for trafficking for slavery, forced labor or sexual exploitation and abuse through forced labor. Those crimes now carry maximum sentences of 15 years in prison.

Mo. House passes welfare drug testing legislation

Marshall Griffin and The Associated Press — Tue, 10 May 2011 17:32:00 +0000

The Missouri House has given final passage to legislation that would require some Missourians on public assistance to undergo drug testing.

Under the bill, work-eligible recipients of the state’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program would lose that assistance for three years if they test positive for drug use or refuse to take a drug test.