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Van Buren County residents receive $1,284,978 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Van Buren County received $1,284,978 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 685 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 57 percent increase from 2020, when 674 recipients received $818,424.

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 Van Buren County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$1,322,894
2013$1,200,580
2014$1,018,829
2015$970,749
2016$985,917
2017$876,784
2018$886,089
2019$818,424
2020$1,284,978
2021$1,716,388

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