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Mahaska County residents receive $4,284,960 in food assistance benefits in 2020

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Mahaska County received $4,284,960 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 2,227 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 39.1 percent increase from 2019, when 2,326 recipients received $3,080,456.

Qualified recipients in the Program are eligible to receive financial assistance in the form of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, which then can be used to buy groceries. The Program is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's larger Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Amount of Money Allocated for Mahaska County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

YearAmount Allocated
2011$5,854,849
2012$5,647,826
2013$5,226,135
2014$4,305,586
2015$4,163,825
2016$4,042,997
2017$3,392,616
2018$3,302,890
2019$3,080,456
2020$4,284,960

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