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Howard County residents receive $1,061,168 in food assistance benefits in 2020

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Howard County received $1,061,168 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 560 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 48.5 percent increase from 2019, when 573 recipients received $714,660.

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 Howard County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

YearAmount Allocated
2011$1,423,077
2012$1,316,030
2013$1,187,782
2014$1,079,475
2015$941,614
2016$921,848
2017$700,900
2018$705,594
2019$714,660
2020$1,061,168

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