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
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: