N.M. Admin. Code § 8.139.502.8 - STATE SNAP SUPPLEMENT BENEFITS
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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