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Jefferson County residents receive $3,558,710 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Jefferson County received $3,558,710 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,834 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 46.5 percent increase from 2020, when 1,853 recipients received $2,429,497.

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 Jefferson County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$3,978,886
2013$3,700,341
2014$3,003,317
2015$2,894,728
2016$2,839,357
2017$2,424,312
2018$2,482,568
2019$2,429,497
2020$3,558,710
2021$4,760,341

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