New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 139 - FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Part 410 - GENERAL RECIPIENT REQUIREMENTS - NONFINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Section 8.139.410.14 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ABLE BODIED ADULTS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
ISD will administer this program in accordance with 7 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) 273.24. This program is referred to as the time limit rule or the able bodied adults without dependents ("ABAWD") program. The program is mandatory at all times unless there is a federally approved statewide waiver in place in accordance with 7 CFR 273.24(f). A statewide waiver makes the program non-mandatory for all ABAWDs who would otherwise be subject to the three month time limit requirement. When a statewide waiver is not in place, ABAWDs are mandatory for all requirements as detailed below. ISD will inform all potential ABAWD households of the ABAWD time limit prior to the expiration of a statewide waiver. ISD will use a fixed 36 month period for measurement and tracking purposes beginning June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2020, and every subsequent fixed three year period.
A. The age limit standards for individuals who are subject to the ABAWD work requirement.
Age Limit |
Date ends |
18-49 |
September 5th 2023 |
18-50 |
September 30th 2023 |
18-52 |
September 30th 2024 |
18-54 |
September 30th 2025 |
B. Able bodied adults can comply by: working 20 hours per week, averaged monthly; for purposes of this provision, 20 hours per week averaged monthly means 80 hours per month; work is defined as:
C. Good cause: As determined by ISD, if an individual would have worked an average of 20 hours per week but missed some work for good cause, the individual shall be considered to have met the work requirement if the absence from work is temporary. Good cause shall include circumstances beyond the individual's control, such as, but not limited to, illness, illness of another household member requiring the presence of the member, a household emergency, or the unavailability of transportation.
D. Waived from the time limit requirements: ISD will waive the three month time limit requirement for the following individuals in accordance with 7 CFR 273.24(f):
E. Able bodied adults who are determined to be ineligible for SNAP benefits because of non-compliance with the time limit requirements can regain eligibility in accordance with 7 CFR 273.24(d)(i), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), or (d)(v).
F. Exceptions to the three month time limit:
G. ISD will administer the eight percent exemptions, as allowed by the food and nutrition service (FNS) and as determined by ISD, in accordance with 7 CFR 273.24(g).