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Fayette County residents receive $4,346,877 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Fayette County received $4,346,877 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 2,313 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 53.4 percent increase from 2020, when 2,305 recipients received $2,833,647.

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 Fayette County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$3,750,628
2013$3,513,860
2014$3,153,971
2015$3,191,293
2016$3,182,852
2017$2,751,185
2018$2,743,423
2019$2,833,647
2020$4,346,877
2021$5,765,635

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