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Wapello County residents receive $10,419,149 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Wapello County received $10,419,149 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 5,376 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 37.7 percent increase from 2020, when 5,519 recipients received $7,567,361.

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 Wapello County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$11,959,580
2013$11,180,163
2014$9,548,292
2015$9,088,157
2016$8,919,113
2017$7,538,035
2018$7,701,963
2019$7,567,361
2020$10,419,149
2021$13,894,991

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