N.M. Admin. Code § 8.102.400.9 - BASIS FOR DEFINING THE BENEFIT GROUP

A. At time of application for cash assistance and services, an applicant and the HCA shall identify everyone who is to be considered for inclusion in the benefit group. A decision to request assistance for a specific individual may require the inclusion of other individuals as well. There may be more than one benefit group in a residence.

B. ISD shall add or delete a person from the benefit group upon request of the household, except when the participant is a mandatory benefit group member. Changes in benefit group composition must be evaluated as it may affect who must be included in the benefit group.

C. Benefit groups containing dependent children: The benefit group for the NMW cash assistance program or EWP cash assistance program consists of a pregnant woman or a group of people that includes a dependent child, all of that dependent child's full, half, step- or adopted siblings living with dependent child's parent or relative within the fifth degree of relationship and the parent with whom the children live and the spouse of a parent.

D. NMW Adult only benefit groups: An adult only benefit group may consist of:

(1) a parent or relative, and the spouse of the parent or relative, when all of the dependent children are receiving SSI;

(2) a pregnant woman in her third trimester of pregnancy who has no dependent children living with her and the father of the unborn child, if he is living in the home.

Notes

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.102.400.9

8.102.400.9 NMAC - Rp 8.102.400.9 NMAC, 7/1/2001; A, 7/17/2006; A, 11/15/2007, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 12, June 25, 2024, eff. 7/1/2024