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Washington County residents receive $3,106,293 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Washington County received $3,106,293 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,663 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 50.5 percent increase from 2020, when 1,683 recipients received $2,063,820.

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 Washington County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$3,429,853
2013$3,206,113
2014$2,702,250
2015$2,654,108
2016$2,517,629
2017$2,098,692
2018$2,073,197
2019$2,063,820
2020$3,106,293
2021$4,068,220

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