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Fewer Osceola County households received food assistance benefits in 2021

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Osceola County saw a 0.5 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Osceola County Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2021, 185 households (376 residents) in Osceola County participated in the Program compared to 186 households (396 residents) in 2020.

Overall, $712,538 in food assistance payments were allocated to Osceola County households in 2021.

In 2020, $478,897 was allocated for Osceola County households in the Program.

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.

Osceola County Households Participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program 2020-2021

YearNumber of households
2012195
2013218
2014217
2015212
2016208
2017196
2018200
2019186
2020185
2021178

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