The New Mexico Human Services Department announced New Mexicans receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, food benefits will continue to receive the maximum amount for their household size during the month of May, continuing until the announcement of the end of the public health emergency in mid summer.
Maximum supplemental benefits distributed during the pandemic will expire one month after the end of the Public Health Emergency is announced. That date will likely be around July 15. Households approved for SNAP will continue to receive their pre-pandemic level benefits based on eligibility and will not see an interruption of services.
Since March 2020, more than $820,000,000 in Emergency SNAP Benefits have been distributed to almost 290,000 households in New Mexico according to Human Services Department Deputy Secretary Angela Medrano. However, SNAP benefits are not available to undocumented people. The Department asked that SNAP clients check their contact information and make sure it is up to date by visiting the YesNM . They also highlighted that New Mexicans can the dollar amount of benefits for fruits and vegetables grown in the state when they use their SNAP card at participating farmers markets, farm stands and grocery stores.
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El Departamento de Servicios Humanos de Nuevo M茅xico anunci贸 que los beneficios complementarios m谩ximos distribuidos durante la pandemia vencer谩n un mes despu茅s de que se anuncie el final de la Emergencia de Salud P煤blica. Es probable que esa fecha sea alrededor del 15 de julio. Los hogares aprobados para SNAP continuar谩n recibiendo sus beneficios de nivel previo a la pandemia seg煤n la elegibilidad y no ver谩n una interrupci贸n de los servicios.
Desde marzo de 2020, se han distribuido m谩s de $820,000,000 en beneficios de SNAP de emergencia a casi 290,000 hogares en Nuevo M茅xico, seg煤n la subsecretaria del Departamento de Servicios Humanos, Angela Medrano. Sin embargo, los beneficios de SNAP no est谩n disponibles para personas indocumentadas. El Departamento solicit贸 que los clientes de SNAP verifiquen su informaci贸n de contacto y se aseguren de que est茅 actualizada visitando el sitio de YesNM.
Tambi茅n destacaron que los nuevo mexicanos pueden el monto en d贸lares de los beneficios para las frutas y verduras cultivadas en el estado cuando usan su tarjeta SNAP en los mercados de agricultores y supermercados participantes.
