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Guthrie County residents receive $1,590,729 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Guthrie County received $1,590,729 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 842 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 46.3 percent increase from 2020, when 873 recipients received $1,087,573.

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 Guthrie County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$1,544,758
2013$1,555,494
2014$1,335,554
2015$1,278,770
2016$1,292,627
2017$1,118,298
2018$1,116,800
2019$1,087,573
2020$1,590,729
2021$2,127,583

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