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Lee County residents receive $9,653,775 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Lee County received $9,653,775 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 5,051 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 35.3 percent increase from 2020, when 5,331 recipients received $7,137,477.

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 Lee County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$9,950,490
2013$9,597,516
2014$8,755,167
2015$8,059,945
2016$7,804,541
2017$6,953,580
2018$7,493,723
2019$7,137,477
2020$9,653,775
2021$12,753,237

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