Quantcast

NE Iowa News

Thursday, November 7, 2024

Fewer Clayton County residents received food assistance benefits in 2020

Adobestock 329938633

Adobe Stock

Adobe Stock

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

In 2020, 1,008 recipients (516 households) in Clayton County participated in the Program compared to 1,031 recipients (522 households) in 2019.

Overall, $1,897,481 in food assistance payments were allocated to Clayton County recipients in 2020.

In 2019, $1,137,326 was allocated for Clayton County program participants.

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.

Number of Food Assistance Program Participants in Clayton County 2011-2020

YearNumber of recipients
20111,445
20121,535
20131,545
20141,438
20151,375
20161,344
20171,267
20181,105
20191,031
20201,008

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS