PHOENIX — A recent audit found that the Arizona Department of Economic Security delayed launching a new unemployment portal by one year because of several issues. The department has been under ...

The Arizona Department of Economic Security confirms it is aware of issues impacting a ‘limited number’ of claimants who have not received unemployment benefits. The department launched a new platform ...

Around half of the Arizona families who received SNAP benefits last year no longer receive those benefits.

Arizonans are facing significant delays and long wait times when seeking food stamp benefits from the state's Department of Economic Security. The agency attributes the backlog to a federal government ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) will soon launch a new system for unemployment insurance eligibility, On Your Side has learned. “We look forward to increased ...

More Arizona families are going without SNAP benefits, as changes to the food assistance program continue to be felt by ...

PHOENIX — Arizonans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could see their long-awaited aid as early as Friday, according to the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) ...

PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Economic Security had to cut staffing this past summer due to federal funding cuts, and it is now creating a backlog of applications for SNAP benefits. A ...

Gov. Katie Hobbs announced on Nov. 7 that Arizona SNAP recipients are beginning to receive their full November benefits after she directed the state's Department of Economic Security (DES) to take ...