New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 139 - FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Part 610 - PROGRAM BENEFITS - ISSUANCE AND RECEIPT
Section 8.139.610.10 - ISSUANCE DATE
Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.139.610.10
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. The HCA is responsible for timely and accurate benefit issuance to certified eligible households. A participating household has a definite issuance date so that SNAP benefits are received on or about the same time each month. The issuance date is based on the last two digits of the social security number of the individual to whom the SNAP benefits are issued. A household must have the opportunity to participate before the end of each issuance month.
B. Opportunity to participate: Opportunity to participate means a household is provided with SNAP benefits no later than 30 calendar days after the date an application is filed.
(1) Newly certified household: All newly
certified households must be given an opportunity to participate no later than
30 calendar days following the date the application was filed. In EBT issuance
situations, benefits must be authorized by the 29th day to be available to the
household on the 30th day.
(a) Combined
issuance: Households with an application date after the 15th of the month and
are eligible for expedited assistance are eligible for combined issuance.
(i) SNAP benefits for the initial month and
the second month will be issued the day after approval of expedited
service.
(ii) SNAP benefits for the
third month will be issued the first day of the third month after
approval.
(iii) SNAP benefits for
the fourth month will be issued during the first 10 days of the month based on
a 10 day compressed staggered issuance schedule. The issuance schedule uses the
last two digits of the head of households SSN to determine the day of the month
benefits are issued.
(iv) SNAP
benefits for the fifth and ongoing months will be issued on the 20 day
staggered issuance schedule. The issuance schedule uses the last two digits of
the head of household's SSN to determine the day of the month the benefits are
issued.
(b) Households
not entitled to combined issuance: The following households will not be
entitled to combined issuance of the SNAP benefits:
(i) a household certified for one month
only;
(ii) a household determined
ineligible for the month of application, but eligible for the second
month;
(iii) a household entitled
to expedited service who must provide postponed verification to obtain the
second month's SNAP benefits; or
(iv) a household that has been
recertified.
(c)
Standard Issuance: Households with an application date before the 15th of the
month and approved in the month of application will have their prorated amount
for initial month of benefits issued the day after the case is approved.
(i) SNAP benefits for the second month will
be issued the first day of the month in the second month of approval.
(ii) SNAP benefits for the third month during
the first 10 days of month based on a 10 day compressed staggered issuance
schedule. The issuance schedule uses the last two digits of the head of
households SSN to determine the day of the month benefits are issued.
(iii) SNAP benefits for the fourth and
ongoing months will be issued on the 20 day staggered issuance schedule. The
issuance schedule uses the last two digits of the head of household's SSN to
determine the day of the month the benefits are issued.
(d) Expedited households: Households eligible
for expedited service will receive SNAP benefits in the initial month within
the expedited time limit. Benefits for the following month will be received on
the household's designated issuance date if all postponed verification is
provided before the end of the initial month.
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