NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Some SNAP recipients in New Mexico will soon have to meet new work requirements to get their benefits.
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Starting Jan. 1, 2025, adults under the age of 54 who are able to work and do not have dependents must work 80 hours a month, attend college, or be in a training program.
Current SNAP customers who fall under these criteria must meet specific work requirements to receive food benefits for more than three months. To continue receiving benefits, they must:
- Work a total of 80 hours per month. Work can be for pay, in trade for something other than money, or as a volunteer
- Participate and comply with a work program for a total of 80 hours per month. A work program could be the state’s SNAP Employment and Training which provides several services, including job search training, work experience, work activity/work-based learning, pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, internships, and on the job training
- Any other educational or training activities Any combination of work and work program hours for a total of 80 hours per month