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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Kossuth County residents receive $1,705,108 in food assistance benefits in 2020

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Kossuth County received $1,705,108 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 909 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 48.6 percent increase from 2019, when 978 recipients received $1,147,740.

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 Kossuth County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

YearAmount Allocated
2011$1,612,228
2012$1,654,862
2013$1,637,761
2014$1,402,351
2015$1,363,343
2016$1,280,770
2017$1,205,822
2018$1,263,518
2019$1,147,740
2020$1,705,108

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