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Lyon County residents receive $833,070 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Lyon County received $833,070 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 449 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 56.9 percent increase from 2020, when 465 recipients received $530,990.

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 Lyon County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$791,644
2013$804,209
2014$725,983
2015$678,206
2016$667,238
2017$583,241
2018$556,432
2019$530,990
2020$833,070
2021$1,106,638

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