Nearly a week has passed since SNAP benefits were paused due to the government shutdown. Almost 900,000 Arizonans rely on SNAP for food, including thousands of paid caregivers who work in long-term care.
Paid caregivers work with older adults and people with disabilities. Many of them rely on public assistance to make ends meet, including programs like SNAP.
According to PHI, a national organization that supports paid caregivers, 24% of those who provide home care rely on SNAP, and roughly a third are enrolled in Medicaid.
Those figures improve slightly for caregivers who work in care homes — like assisted living — 19% are on food stamps and more than a quarter rely on Medicaid.
The median hourly wage for all direct care workers in Arizona is $17.94.
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Millions rely on this help to pay their bills during extreme cold and heat surges -
After a recent report found that Arizona’s SNAP participation numbers have dropped by roughly 47%, the question is: Why? -
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The study says the Arizona Department of Economic Security shows a 47% decrease — a reduction of more than 400,000, including 180,000 children. Arizona had fewer than 490,000 SNAP recipients as of February.
