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Hardin County residents receive $2,859,196 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Hardin County received $2,859,196 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,522 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 58.2 percent increase from 2020, when 1,542 recipients received $1,807,272.

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 Hardin County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$2,977,730
2013$2,811,446
2014$2,490,463
2015$2,351,777
2016$2,362,863
2017$1,931,724
2018$1,937,864
2019$1,807,272
2020$2,859,196
2021$4,025,354

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