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Poweshiek County residents receive $2,301,302 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Poweshiek County received $2,301,302 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,194 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 48.9 percent increase from 2020, when 1,223 recipients received $1,545,421.

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 Poweshiek County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$2,452,819
2013$2,201,136
2014$1,817,289
2015$1,728,246
2016$1,749,011
2017$1,540,989
2018$1,548,166
2019$1,545,421
2020$2,301,302
2021$3,078,103

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