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Winnebago County residents receive $1,375,243 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Winnebago County received $1,375,243 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 725 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 32.5 percent increase from 2020, when 788 recipients received $1,037,653.

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 Winnebago County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$1,444,327
2013$1,313,950
2014$1,298,088
2015$1,259,596
2016$1,177,845
2017$1,042,133
2018$1,061,146
2019$1,037,653
2020$1,375,243
2021$1,844,071

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