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Des Moines County residents receive $12,152,331 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Des Moines County received $12,152,331 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 6,324 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 30.6 percent increase from 2020, when 6,649 recipients received $9,303,954.

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 Des Moines County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$12,975,182
2013$12,631,352
2014$11,185,719
2015$10,192,988
2016$9,846,463
2017$8,688,449
2018$9,381,360
2019$9,303,954
2020$12,152,331
2021$15,311,662

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