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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Fewer Webster County households received food assistance benefits in 2020

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Webster County saw a 1.2 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Webster County Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2020, 2,531 households (4,936 residents) in Webster County participated in the Program compared to 2,561 households (5,034 residents) in 2019.

Overall, $9,501,474 in food assistance payments were allocated to Webster County households in 2020.

In 2019, $6,731,413 was allocated for Webster County households in the Program.

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.

Webster County Households Participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program 2011-2020

YearNumber of households
20112,873
20123,130
20133,237
20143,187
20153,053
20163,030
20172,993
20182,849
20192,561
20202,531

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