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Monona County residents receive $1,688,322 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Monona County received $1,688,322 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 911 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 40.5 percent increase from 2020, when 1,006 recipients received $1,202,078.

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 Monona County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$1,640,202
2013$1,549,780
2014$1,431,008
2015$1,369,684
2016$1,378,514
2017$1,258,753
2018$1,263,314
2019$1,202,078
2020$1,688,322
2021$2,198,202

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