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Benton County residents receive $3,273,232 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Benton County received $3,273,232 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,686 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 46.5 percent increase from 2020, when 1,709 recipients received $2,234,318.

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 Benton County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$3,457,920
2013$3,241,526
2014$2,734,564
2015$2,675,025
2016$2,591,786
2017$2,296,810
2018$2,337,534
2019$2,234,318
2020$3,273,232
2021$4,421,039

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