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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Technology is powering business process transformation in Arizona’s child-care program, and now officials are on the path to integrate AI into human services. The Arizona Department of Economic ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. More than 400,000 Arizonans have lost their SNAP benefits since July — the largest decline in the nation by a wide margin — as an underfunded state ...

The Arizona Department of Economic Security (AZDES) announced that it cannot disburse November nutrition assistance (SNAP) benefits due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, following ...

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) ...

Under President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” food stamp applicants are fighting to prove eligibility and facing questions about birthday gifts sent over Zelle. A crisis in Arizona offers a ...

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 ...