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Madison County residents receive $1,553,987 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Madison County received $1,553,987 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 822 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 31.5 percent increase from 2020, when 930 recipients received $1,181,983.

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 Madison County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$1,804,136
2013$1,749,331
2014$1,645,421
2015$1,650,709
2016$1,541,772
2017$1,292,901
2018$1,306,911
2019$1,181,983
2020$1,553,987
2021$1,970,197

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