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Worth County residents receive $987,509 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Worth County received $987,509 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 522 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 61.3 percent increase from 2020, when 508 recipients received $612,168.

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 Worth County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$941,834
2013$926,785
2014$846,009
2015$726,234
2016$734,006
2017$651,031
2018$617,697
2019$612,168
2020$987,509
2021$1,340,806

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