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Lucas County residents receive $1,699,873 in food assistance benefits in 2020

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Lucas County received $1,699,873 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 907 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 1,008 recipients received $1,176,653.

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 Lucas County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

YearAmount Allocated
2011$2,167,773
2012$2,141,436
2013$1,964,465
2014$1,786,061
2015$1,642,393
2016$1,535,405
2017$1,335,460
2018$1,369,374
2019$1,176,653
2020$1,699,873

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