Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A.
Assistance from another
state: An individual who is receiving assistance from another state
shall be considered a resident of that state until the state is notified of the
individual's intention to abandon residence. An individual who received GA from
another state shall be considered to be in receipt of concurrent assistance for
that month.
B.
Concurrent
receipt of assistance: To be eligible for inclusion in a GA benefit
group, the individual cannot already be:
(1)
included as a benefit group member and receiving cash assistance from another
department cash assistance program;
(2) an SSI recipient;
(3) a recipient of benefits from a
federally-funded TANF program (including a tribal program) or BIA-GA
program;
(4) a recipient of a
government-funded adoption subsidy program; or
(5) a recipient of benefits from a TANF or GA
program in another state.
C. An individual may not be the payee for
more than one GA cash assistance payment.
D.
Supplemental security
income:
(1)
Ongoing SSI
eligibility: An individual eligible for SSI on an ongoing basis is not
eligible for GA benefits based on concurrent receipt of assistance. The SSI
recipient shall not be included in the benefit group for purposes of GA
eligibility or benefit calculation. The income, resources and needs of the SSI
recipient are excluded in determining benefit group eligibility and benefit
amount.
(2)
SSI
applicants: An individual receiving GA cash assistance benefits from the
department may apply for and receive SSI benefits for the same months for which
the department has already issued GA benefits. Cash assistance benefits issued
by the department are considered in determining the amount of retroactive SSI
benefits to be paid to the SSI applicant. GA ineligibility or overpayments
shall not be established for any month for which the SSA issues an SSI
retroactive payment. When notice is received that a benefit group member is
approved for SSI on an ongoing basis, that member shall be immediately removed
from the benefit group.
(3)
Retroactive SSI payments:(a) A state
funded GA recipient who receives retroactive SSI payments is required to
reimburse the department under general assistance program interim assistance
reimbursement (IAR) provisions set forth at 8.106.420.17 NMAC.
(b) There may be some situations in which
only retroactive SSI benefits are approved. Such approvals do not result in GA
ineligibility due to concurrent receipt of assistance, since the SSI benefits
will not be received on an ongoing basis, but may result in GA ineligibility on
the basis of resources (See 8.106.510 NMAC).
(4)
Adult residential shelter care
program: Receipt of SSI is a requirement for receiving adult residential
shelter care payments.
E.
Other department programs:
The food stamp program, medicaid, LIHEAP and other similar programs are not
considered concurrent assistance and shall not make an individual ineligible
for GA cash assistance programs.
