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Emmet County residents receive $1,603,025 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Emmet County received $1,603,025 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 857 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 39.9 percent increase from 2020, when 924 recipients received $1,145,939.

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 Emmet County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$1,678,298
2013$1,555,847
2014$1,445,309
2015$1,383,867
2016$1,391,333
2017$1,212,162
2018$1,170,866
2019$1,145,939
2020$1,603,025
2021$1,947,608

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