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Clay County residents receive $2,631,816 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Clay County received $2,631,816 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,400 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 54.4 percent increase from 2020, when 1,448 recipients received $1,704,151.

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 Clay County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$2,689,180
2013$2,591,693
2014$2,262,698
2015$2,141,787
2016$2,035,439
2017$1,801,446
2018$1,840,843
2019$1,704,151
2020$2,631,816
2021$3,484,987

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