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Ida County residents receive $1,033,968 in food assistance benefits in 2020

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Ida County received $1,033,968 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 554 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 54.2 percent increase from 2019, when 567 recipients received $670,500.

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 Ida County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

YearAmount Allocated
2011$941,994
2012$917,375
2013$877,329
2014$778,676
2015$783,751
2016$757,568
2017$610,206
2018$638,175
2019$670,500
2020$1,033,968

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