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Fewer Hancock County residents received food assistance benefits in 2020

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Hancock County saw a 6.8 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Hancock Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2020, 620 recipients (286 households) in Hancock County participated in the Program compared to 665 recipients (288 households) in 2019.

Overall, $1,172,528 in food assistance payments were allocated to Hancock County recipients in 2020.

In 2019, $840,916 was allocated for Hancock County program participants.

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.

Number of Food Assistance Program Participants in Hancock County 2011-2020

YearNumber of recipients
20111,005
20121,036
20131,022
2014874
2015785
2016791
2017782
2018735
2019665
2020620

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