They're using the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, also called SNAP benefits and the recent surge comes as funding has dropped significantly. Medical bills pile up for her, but the money coming in doesn't change, so she gets help from SNAP benefits. MORE: Nationwide SNAP, EBT outage left millions unable to make payments at stores, some systems restoredFood stamp payouts have dropped 35% on average this summer in Arizona. State data obtained by FOX 10 reveals 811,000 Arizonans collected SNAP benefits in January. Fritsche says she isn't hungry thanks to SNAP benefits and food banks.