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Franklin County residents receive $1,496,870 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Franklin County received $1,496,870 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 786 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 37.1 percent increase from 2020, when 845 recipients received $1,092,164.

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 Franklin County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$1,510,182
2013$1,464,858
2014$1,399,925
2015$1,345,144
2016$1,365,542
2017$1,178,815
2018$1,145,048
2019$1,092,164
2020$1,496,870
2021$2,031,657

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