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Wayne County residents receive $1,043,104 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Wayne County received $1,043,104 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 557 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 36.9 percent increase from 2020, when 615 recipients received $761,726.

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 Wayne County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$1,167,629
2013$1,137,333
2014$1,046,788
2015$1,048,750
2016$1,057,206
2017$885,082
2018$808,886
2019$761,726
2020$1,043,104
2021$1,489,380

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