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Phoenix details city actions after federal shutdown delayed SNAP benefits
Summary
City staff told the subcommittee Nov. 18 that a federal shutdown delayed SNAP benefits issuance in November — affecting an estimated 100,000 Phoenix households — and described city mitigation steps including a food resource hub, food drives and expanded senior food boxes.
City of Phoenix Human Services staff told the Community Services and Education Subcommittee on Nov. 18 that the federal government shutdown from Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, 2025 delayed distribution of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and disrupted other federally funded programs, prompting the city to mobilize emergency food resources.
"It is estimated that approximately 100,000 households and likely up to 400,000 residents in the city of Phoenix received SNAP and were impacted by the delay in benefits," Jacqueline Edwards, director of the Human…
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