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Buena Vista County residents receive $3,065,609 in food assistance benefits in 2020

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Buena Vista County received $3,065,609 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 1,670 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 44.5 percent increase from 2019, when 1,847 recipients received $2,121,088.

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 Buena Vista County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

YearAmount Allocated
2011$3,491,710
2012$3,526,490
2013$3,620,732
2014$3,529,516
2015$3,271,946
2016$3,123,730
2017$2,560,564
2018$2,481,805
2019$2,121,088
2020$3,065,609

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