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Henry County residents receive $4,009,570 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Henry County received $4,009,570 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 2,128 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 43.9 percent increase from 2020, when 2,239 recipients received $2,786,404.

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 Henry County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$4,391,370
2013$4,118,081
2014$3,633,336
2015$3,283,393
2016$3,197,140
2017$2,815,322
2018$2,899,592
2019$2,786,404
2020$4,009,570
2021$5,254,285

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