New Mexico residents who get monthly benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will see their January payouts in the next two days if they have yet to receive them.
All SNAP benefits for New Mexicans will be sent by Saturday. Payments are issued on the first of the month and end on the 20th. The days the food stamps are sent are based on the last two digits of recipients’ Social Security numbers.
Recipients with Social Security numbers ending in 08, 28, 48, 68, and 88 should have collected their benefits on Tuesday, and those ending in 19, 39, 59, 79, and 99 should have collected on Wednesday. Recipients with numbers ending in 09, 29, 49, 69, and 89 will collect on Thursday. Households with Social Security numbers ending in 00, 20, 40, 60, and 80 will collect their benefits on Saturday.
The amounts households receive depend on household size, income limits, and additional assets. The maximum payment that a household of one can receive is $291, while the payment for a household of five is $1,155, and $1,751 for a household of eight. For each household member after eight, $219 is added.
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SNAP benefits are loaded onto an electronic benefits transfer card every month, and recipients can use the card at grocery stores to purchase eligible food products such as fruits, vegetables, bread, meat and poultry, and drinks. Recipients are barred from using SNAP benefits for products such as pet food, alcohol, and household items such as paper and soap.
New Mexicans interested in applying for SNAP can do so through New Mexico’s self-service eligibility portal called YesNM. This application is used for public assistance benefits such as SNAP, Medicaid, and the Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program.
