SNAP Benefits at risk of being potentially cut in Arizona

Nearly one million Arizonans rely on SNAP benefits, and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined attorneys general from 22 other states in asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to clarify plans about food stamps and other nutrition assistance amid a directive telling states not to send November benefits.

The fate of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which helps about 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries, is becoming a growing concern as it approaches Nov. 1, when benefits could dry up without either a resolution to the federal government shutdown or other action.

Ashley St. Thomas, Director of Public Policy, Arizona Food Bank Network, joined “Arizona Horizon” to provide more insight on how the end of SNAP benefits in the state might impact those who rely on these benefits.