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Cass County residents receive $2,827,839 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Cass County received $2,827,839 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,500 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 44.5 percent increase from 2020, when 1,584 recipients received $1,957,402.

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 Cass County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$2,485,182
2013$2,355,663
2014$2,214,738
2015$2,196,508
2016$2,127,861
2017$1,870,699
2018$1,920,468
2019$1,957,402
2020$2,827,839
2021$3,707,647

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