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Taylor County residents receive $1,122,817 in food assistance benefits in 2020

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Taylor County received $1,122,817 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 599 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 53.3 percent increase from 2019, when 602 recipients received $732,619.

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 Taylor County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

YearAmount Allocated
2011$912,843
2012$992,080
2013$986,697
2014$994,191
2015$930,726
2016$930,330
2017$735,909
2018$785,847
2019$732,619
2020$1,122,817

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