Individual Assistance

PURPOSE: This rule establishes eligibility of individuals to receive assistance for uninsured losses resulting from disaster-related damages. (1) When an individual or a family suffers losses of basic needs or have necessary expenses which are uninsured and when assistance is not available from volunteer agencies or any other source they may apply for help from the Missouri Disaster Fund. (2) The losses or needs must be verified and the application for assistance approved by the State Emergency Management Agency. (3) Assistance will be provided when funds are available for essential repairs, items of equipment, supplies, or services necessary to reestablish the household, as determined by the director of the State Emergency Management Agency. AUTHORITY: section 44.032, RSMo Supp. 2022.* This rule originally filed as 11 CSR 10-11.080. Original rule filed Jan. 6, 1986, effective April 14, 1986. Amended: Filed March 20, 1989, effective June 29, 1989. Amended: Filed March 4, 2004, effective Sept. 30, 2004. Moved to 11 CSR 20-1.080, effective Dec. 8, 2022. *Original authority: 44.032, RSMo 1985, amended 1998, 2016, 2022.