New Mexico § 27-2-7 - General assistance program; qualifications and payments
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 27-2-7 — General assistance program; qualifications and payments, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-2-7. General assistance program; qualifications and payments
A. Subject to the availability of state funds, public assistance shall be provided
under a general assistance program to or on behalf of eligible persons who: (1) are under eighteen years of age and meet all eligibility conditions for the New
Mexico Works Act 1 except the relationship to the person with whom they are living; (2) are over the age of eighteen and are disabled, according to rules of the department,
and are not receiving cash assistance or services pursuant to the New Mexico Works
Act; (3) meet the qualifications under other rules for the general assistance program as
the department shall establish; or (4) are lawful resident immigrants who would otherwise be eligible for cash assistance
or services pursuant to the New Mexico Works Act except that they began residing in
the United States after August 22, 1996. B. General assistance program payments may be made directly to the recipient or to
the vendor of goods or services provided to the recipient. The department may by rule limit the grants that are made to general assistance
recipients. C. Whenever the department makes an adjustment in the standard of need for the New
Mexico Works Act, subject to the availability of state funds, it shall make a commensurate
adjustment in the standard of need for the general assistance program. 1
NMSA 1978, § 27-2B-1 et seq.
Frequently Asked Questions About New Mexico § 27-2-7
What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 27-2-7 cover?
Section 27-2-7 ("General assistance program; qualifications and payments") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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