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Keokuk County residents receive $2,040,046 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Keokuk County received $2,040,046 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,090 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 44 percent increase from 2020, when 1,095 recipients received $1,416,337.

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 Keokuk County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$1,925,148
2013$1,726,307
2014$1,478,334
2015$1,418,555
2016$1,464,798
2017$1,225,553
2018$1,357,170
2019$1,416,337
2020$2,040,046
2021$2,751,288

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