New Mexico Food Stamps
AN OVERVIEW
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Food stamps are a form of government assistance to help low-income families and individuals in New Mexico buy food. Food stamps can be used to buy almost any food item in any supermarket where you usually shop for food. New Mexico families that use food stamps can spend the money they save to help pay their other bills.
Food stamps are for people who buy food and make meals at home. People living in homeless shelters, teen parent homes, and drug and alcohol treatment centers are also eligible. Food stamps are for families with limited income who are U.S. citizens or legal immigrants. Most able-bodied adults must work to qualify.
The Food Stamps Eligibility Check is an easy way for you to find out if you are likely to qualify for food stamps, by answering questions online about your family, your living situation, your income, and your expenses. You will see the results of the eligibility check right away, on your computer screen.
The amount of food stamps New Mexico families get depends on their household size, income, and expenses. You are expected to spend about 30% of your own income on food. In the year 2002, the average monthly food stamps benefit nationwide was $80 per person or $186 per household.
The New Mexico Income Support Division (ISD) is in charge of the food stamp program in New Mexico.
The ISD will deposit your monthly food stamps benefits in an electronic benefits
transfer (EBT) account. They will send you an EBT card to use at supermarket
checkouts to pay for your food. Whenever you buy food with your card, your
receipt will show the amount of money left in your account.
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