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Audubon County residents receive $837,407 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Audubon County received $837,407 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 447 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 47.7 percent increase from 2020, when 479 recipients received $566,823.

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 Audubon County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$750,027
2013$755,027
2014$641,591
2015$615,981
2016$631,396
2017$569,456
2018$623,859
2019$566,823
2020$837,407
2021$1,206,947

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