New Mexico Register / Volume XXIX, Issue 20 / October 30, 2018

This is an amendment to 8.102.620, Section 9, effective 11/1/2018.

8.102.620.9 GRANT DETERMINATION:

A. Determining the payment standard: The payment standard shall be determined based on the eligibility standards and requirements forth in 8.102.500.8 NMAC. The payment standard also includes the special clothing allowance.

B. Determining benefit group income: The benefit group's net countable income considered in the payment determination shall be the sum of:

(1) gross alien sponsor income;

(2) countable earnings after allowable deductions and disregards of benefit group members; and

(3) gross unearned income of benefit group members;

(4) the net income calculation is rounded down removing the cents.

C. Determining the grant: A benefit group whose countable income after allowed deductions and disregards equals or exceeds the standard of need applicable to the benefit group shall not be eligible for payment. The grant shall be a monthly benefit amount determined [using the following methodology:

(1) subtract] by subtracting the benefit group's net countable income from the payment standard applicable to the benefit group [and

(2) further subtract the following budgetary adjustment amounts to establish the monthly benefit amount:

(a) one person $22

(b) two persons $30

(c) three persons $38

(d) four persons $46

(e) five persons $54

(f) six persons $62

(g) seven persons $69

(h) eight persons $79

(i) for households with nine or more benefit group members, subtract an additional $8 for each member].

[8.102.620.9 NMAC - Rp 8.102.620.9 NMAC, 07/01/2001; A, 11/15/2007; A, 01/01/2011; A, 07/01/2013; A, 08/01/2015; A, 11/1/2018]