Central Iowa Times

Webster County received $9,501,474 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 4,936 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 41.2 percent increase from 2019, when 5,034 recipients received $6,731,413.

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 Webster County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

Year	Amount Allocated
2011	$8,862,332
2012	$9,286,681
2013	$9,082,451
2014	$8,418,872
2015	$8,327,147
2016	$8,249,235
2017	$7,218,052
2018	$7,375,051
2019	$6,731,413
2020	$9,501,474