WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new report found Missouri parents must meet a tougher threshold than Kansas parents to get government child care assistance.
The
National Women’s Law Center studied the rules in all 50 states for providing subsidies to low-income workers.
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In Missouri, a single parent raising two children could earn no more than $22,032, or 125 percent of the poverty level, to qualify for assistance.
That was one of the five toughest limits in the country. Only Idaho, Indiana and Nebraska had lower limits.
The study’s authors did praise Missouri for allowing families already eligible for aid to continue earning up to $24,464 and not lose their child care subsidies.
The threshold in Kansas was $31,764, or 180 percent of the poverty level.
The majority of states do allow a family of three to earn more than $30,000 per year and still qualify for child care assistance.
