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Iowa County residents receive $1,563,200 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Iowa County received $1,563,200 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 827 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 39.9 percent increase from 2020, when 905 recipients received $1,117,109.

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 Iowa County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$1,689,486
2013$1,579,713
2014$1,356,464
2015$1,269,142
2016$1,354,203
2017$1,132,692
2018$1,119,139
2019$1,117,109
2020$1,563,200
2021$2,227,052

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