Low-income New Mexico residents have eight days to claim direct relief payments worth at least $400 as part of the state’s economic relief plan.
This new payment follows three others that were sent out to eligible recipients in the state over the summer in the form of tax rebates or economic relief payments. The application opened on Monday on the state’s YES New Mexico website and will be available until Oct. 7 at 5 p.m.
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New Mexico’s Human Services Department stated on the website that a limited number of applications will be accepted because there is a $10 million budget for the payments.
Maximum amounts are not officially determined because it will depend on the number of applications and who is in need the most. Priority will be given to the households with the lowest income. Payments are expected to be sent out in November.
“Depending on the number of eligible applications, the funds can be distributed accordingly,” Human Services Communications Director Marina Pina told KRQE News 13. “Our hope is that we get a good amount of applications so that we can serve the people who need it the most.”
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New Mexico is one of many states that are looking to provide financial assistance to residents struggling amid high inflation.
