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Montgomery County residents receive $2,745,172 in food assistance benefits in 2020

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Montgomery County received $2,745,172 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 1,441 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 41.8 percent increase from 2019, when 1,478 recipients received $1,935,818.

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 Montgomery County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

YearAmount Allocated
2011$2,885,983
2012$2,841,506
2013$2,771,969
2014$2,399,530
2015$2,209,537
2016$2,261,586
2017$1,986,144
2018$2,024,517
2019$1,935,818
2020$2,745,172

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