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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Arizona has a higher-than-average error rate with SNAP payments, and DES said the state could face nearly $300 million in federal penalties if improvements aren\u2019t made.<\/p>\n

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According to recent numbers from the USDA, Arizona\u2019s official SNAP error rate for federal fiscal year 2025 is 10.8%, slightly above the 10.6% national average and well above the 6% federal penalty threshold implemented last year.<\/p>\n

If Arizona does not reduce its error rate, it could face up to $300 million in penalties.<\/p>\n

DES attributes the situation in part to what it calls the most \u201csweeping structural changes\u201d to the program \u201cseen in a generation\u201d \u2014 under President Donald Trump\u2019s Big Beautiful Bill. That includes tightened eligibility parameters that require more documents and verification from recipients.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of thousands of Arizonans who receive SNAP benefits have been struggling with long wait times and delays because of these federal changes.<\/p>\n

Kyra Wilson, a SNAP recipient of eight years, said the past year has been the worst she has experienced.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithin the last year, it has become nearly impossible,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n

Wilson said she was unable to get scheduled appointments and that office visits were cut short.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou couldn\u2019t get any scheduled times, getting into the office. If they closed past that time, they would almost boot you out for the next day,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n

She said she also submitted paperwork without receiving responses.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve gone and submitted change reports, reviews, and get no response whatsoever,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n

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Wilson said she had been receiving just $120 a month in benefits for her family \u2014 a significant drop from the prior year. <\/p>\n

\u201c$120 is not enough to feed a family, like we don\u2019t buy any snacks or anything like that, we cook everything from home, and it\u2019s not even a week\u2019s worth of food,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Wilson said this month, for the first time in nearly a year, she received $400 in benefits \u2014 the first sign of improvement she has seen.<\/p>\n

DES said the situation is improving. The agency reported that 16,000 more people received benefits in May compared to April, following the implementation of a new call-back process aimed at assisting customers more quickly.<\/p>\n

Governor Hobbs recently signed Arizona\u2019s fiscal year 2027 budget, which includes $10.8 million in additional funding to help manage increased SNAP eligibility workloads, with the goal of lowering the state\u2019s error rate.<\/p>\n

Arizona\u2019s error rate for the current budget cycle will not be officially released until July 2027.<\/p>\n

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