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Buchanan County residents receive $2,574,275 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Buchanan County received $2,574,275 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,356 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 50.3 percent increase from 2020, when 1,352 recipients received $1,712,217.

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 Buchanan County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$2,508,911
2013$2,177,112
2014$2,116,145
2015$2,123,958
2016$2,043,024
2017$1,789,060
2018$1,779,627
2019$1,712,217
2020$2,574,275
2021$3,443,116

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