Quantcast

NE Iowa News

Saturday, November 23, 2024

Fewer Winneshiek County residents received food assistance benefits in 2020

Adobestock 221016184

Adobe Stock

Adobe Stock

Winneshiek County saw a 7.8 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Winneshiek Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2020, 830 recipients (418 households) in Winneshiek County participated in the Program compared to 900 recipients (435 households) in 2019.

Overall, $1,563,911 in food assistance payments were allocated to Winneshiek County recipients in 2020.

In 2019, $1,065,605 was allocated for Winneshiek 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 Winneshiek County 2011-2020

YearNumber of recipients
20111,167
20121,185
20131,140
20141,089
20151,076
20161,058
2017965
2018940
2019900
2020830

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