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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Hancock County residents receive $1,172,528 in food assistance benefits in 2020

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Hancock County received $1,172,528 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 620 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 39.4 percent increase from 2019, when 665 recipients received $840,916.

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 Hancock County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

YearAmount Allocated
2011$1,345,030
2012$1,316,574
2013$1,240,171
2014$974,944
2015$878,836
2016$930,272
2017$842,867
2018$880,842
2019$840,916
2020$1,172,528

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