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Fewer Grundy County households received food assistance benefits in 2021

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Grundy County saw a 2.2 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Grundy County Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2021, 267 households (593 residents) in Grundy County participated in the Program compared to 273 households (588 residents) in 2020.

Overall, $1,117,515 in food assistance payments were allocated to Grundy County households in 2021.

In 2020, $753,305 was allocated for Grundy County households in the Program.

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.

Grundy County Households Participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program 2020-2021

YearNumber of households
2012322
2013323
2014308
2015287
2016292
2017302
2018279
2019273
2020267
2021258

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