SNAP Benefits 2022 Update: New Mexico Payments for May Confirmed

Emergency SNAP benefits in New Mexico have been extended for another month, with residents set to receive the benefit in the maximum amount of their household size in May.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, or SNAP benefits, help provide nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget to families who need it most.

KRQE News reported that maximum benefits distributed during the pandemic will expire 30 days after the end of the Public Health Emergency, which is expected to be around July 15.

Meanwhile, eligible households for SNAP will continue to receive their pre-pandemic level benefits based on their qualifications.

SNAP Benefits New Mexico

In February, the state announced that it would extend the extra SNAP benefits through the entire month.

New Mexico announced that recipients do not have to do anything to receive the additional food benefits as they will be directly distributed to their EBT cards.

The extra benefits mean each family who qualifies would receive the maximum amount allotted for their family size.

SNAP recipients with a regular issuance date of February 14-20 received their benefits on their regular issuance date.

The maximum SNAP monthly allotment with a household size of one is set at $250, while those with a household size of two would receive a maximum SNAP monthly allotment of $459, according to another KRQE News report.

For each additional person, recipients would receive an additional $188 allotment.

SNAP Benefits 2022

The maximum monthly benefits will be the same in May as they have been the year before.

The SNAP benefits program is the nation's anti-hunger aid, estimated to be reaching 38 people nationwide in 2019 alone.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that in a weak economy, $1 in SNAP benefits generates $1.50 in economic activity.

Households receiving their SNAP benefits on electronic benefit transfer can use their SNAP payments to purchase food at around 254,400 authorized retail locations around the country.

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities noted that some 4,700 of the authorized retail locations are in Alabama.

The states administering the SNAP payments are responsible for determining the payment schedules as well.

Go Banking Rates noted that the release of the SNAP benefits is determined by the last numbers of their benefits number or case number, which varies by state.

Some states are reloading the benefits to recipients' EBT cards based on Social Security numbers or last names. Meanwhile, other states pay on the first of the month, others in the first few days, and not until the month is almost over.

Other states also stagger payments throughout the month.

Twenty-eight states manage the release of enhanced benefits, including Alabama, California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, and Georgia.

It also includes Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Ohio.

Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin also administer the SNAP benefits.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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