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Winneshiek County residents receive $1,563,911 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Winneshiek County received $1,563,911 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 830 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 46.8 percent increase from 2020, when 900 recipients received $1,065,605.

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 Winneshiek County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$1,540,918
2013$1,392,331
2014$1,238,573
2015$1,232,518
2016$1,270,194
2017$978,531
2018$1,036,044
2019$1,065,605
2020$1,563,911
2021$2,025,450

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