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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Fewer Winnebago County households received food assistance benefits in 2020

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Winnebago County saw a 2.2 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Winnebago County Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2020, 360 households (725 residents) in Winnebago County participated in the Program compared to 368 households (788 residents) in 2019.

Overall, $1,375,243 in food assistance payments were allocated to Winnebago County households in 2020.

In 2019, $1,037,653 was allocated for Winnebago County households in the Program.

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.

Winnebago County Households Participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program 2011-2020

YearNumber of households
2011451
2012478
2013475
2014483
2015455
2016427
2017416
2018384
2019368
2020360

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