New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 139 - FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Part 501 - TRANSITIONAL FOOD STAMP BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY
Section 8.139.501.12 - CONTINUING SNAP AFTER THE TRANSITIONAL BENEFIT PERIOD

Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.139.501.12

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. A household receiving TFS shall be recertified using the recertification requirements at 7 CFR 273.14(b) to determine if they can continue receiving a SNAP benefit after the transitional period. The recertification requirements shall inform the TFS household of the expiration of the transitional benefit period and the need to reapply in the fifth month of the transitional benefit period in order to determine the household's eligibility to continue participation in the SNAP program.

B. A TFS household shall be required to file an application for recertification and to complete the recertification process in the fifth month of the transitional benefit period to determine continued eligibility to participate in SNAP.

(1) If otherwise eligible, the SNAP household shall be assigned a new certification period beginning the month following the expiration of the transitional benefit period.

(2) A household that fails to file an application or to complete the application process in the fifth month of the transitional benefit period shall lose eligibility to continue participation in SNAP.

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