With the government shutdown ended, Gov. Katie Hobbs says most Arizonans who rely on food assistance already have their benefits restored.
Over the course of the 43-day government shutdown, nearly 900,000 Arizonans who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, faced uncertainty over how they would afford food this month.
That led to lawsuits — including litigation signed by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes — seeking to force the Trump administration to fund those benefits, and efforts in various states to supplement lost food dollars with other state funds.
“We just went through this arduous fight over giving the most vulnerable Arizonans benefits so that they could put food on their table,” Hobbs said.
With the government reopened, Hobbs says that uncertainty is over.
“I think most Arizonans have already gotten their full funding,” she said.
Hobbs said anyone who hasn’t received their benefits should get them by the end of the week.
The deal to end the shutdown signed by President Donald Trump on Wednesday included full SNAP funding through September 2026.
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