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Allamakee County residents receive $1,888,156 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Allamakee County received $1,888,156 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,018 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 35.5 percent increase from 2020, when 1,118 recipients received $1,393,630.

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 Allamakee County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$2,412,310
2013$2,202,521
2014$1,862,160
2015$1,717,601
2016$1,749,424
2017$1,531,256
2018$1,558,609
2019$1,393,630
2020$1,888,156
2021$2,414,267

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