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Delaware County residents receive $1,920,832 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Delaware County received $1,920,832 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,015 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 47.4 percent increase from 2020, when 1,057 recipients received $1,303,178.

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 Delaware County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$1,895,420
2013$1,774,034
2014$1,599,045
2015$1,548,556
2016$1,640,125
2017$1,421,886
2018$1,398,331
2019$1,303,178
2020$1,920,832
2021$2,590,346

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