New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 139 - FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Part 502 - STATE FOOD STAMP SUPPLEMENT
Section 8.139.502.8 - STATE SNAP SUPPLEMENT BENEFITS

Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.139.502.8

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

A. Purpose: The state SNAP supplement program is aimed at providing the elderly and disabled with increased food purchasing power resulting in better nutrition.

B. Maximum benefit amount: The benefit amount shall be established by the HSD secretary based on available state funds.

C. Eligibility process: The state SNAP supplement shall be determined only for households that meet all eligibility requirements identified in Subsection D of 8.139.502.8 NMAC.

D. Eligibility requirements: The state SNAP supplement benefits shall be subject to all federal SNAP application, eligibility, certification and reporting requirements. The state SNAP supplement benefits shall be extended only to a household who receives less than the federal minimum benefit allotment. State SNAP supplement benefits shall be provided to a household under the following qualifications and eligibility requirements:

(1) all household members qualify and receive federal SNAP program benefits;

(2) all household members are elderly or disabled as defined in Subsection A of 8.139.100.7 NMAC.

(3) the household does not receive any earned income; and

(4) the household receives a federal SNAP program allotment amount, prior to any claim recoupment, of less than or equal to the federal minimum allotment.

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