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Clayton County residents receive $1,897,481 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Clayton County received $1,897,481 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,008 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 66.8 percent increase from 2020, when 1,031 recipients received $1,137,326.

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 Clayton County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$1,876,782
2013$1,776,647
2014$1,563,495
2015$1,476,353
2016$1,523,909
2017$1,276,827
2018$1,185,672
2019$1,137,326
2020$1,897,481
2021$2,602,946

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