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Dallas County residents receive $5,628,364 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Dallas County received $5,628,364 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 2,982 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 35.3 percent increase from 2020, when 3,232 recipients received $4,158,736.

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 Dallas County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$6,149,067
2013$5,875,294
2014$5,319,176
2015$5,141,964
2016$4,994,336
2017$4,177,068
2018$4,529,811
2019$4,158,736
2020$5,628,364
2021$7,644,839

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