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Story County residents receive $8,244,624 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Story County received $8,244,624 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 4,248 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 37 percent increase from 2020, when 4,426 recipients received $6,019,486.

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 Story County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$10,814,564
2013$10,133,697
2014$8,946,252
2015$7,998,341
2016$7,868,383
2017$6,758,143
2018$6,548,087
2019$6,019,486
2020$8,244,624
2021$11,529,250

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