New Mexico residents will continue to receive their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments over the next six days before the program wraps up for September.
Eligible households receive their SNAP benefits on the same day each month, with the arrival date depending on the last two digits of a recipient's Social Security number.
Food stamps are issued to New Mexico residents between Sept. 1 and Sept. 20, a similar payment schedule to several other states.
Recipients with the last two digits of 18, 38, 58, 78, and 98 will collect payments on Friday. Households with the last two digits of 08, 28, 48, 68, and 88 will receive payments on Saturday. Payments for recipients with the last two digits of 19, 39, 59 79, and 99 arrive on Sunday, and so on, ending on Sept. 20.
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In New Mexico, the maximum SNAP payments are $281 for a household of one, $939 for a household of four, and $1,691 for a household of eight. For additional household members, $211 is added.
SNAP benefit recipients will see the amount transferred to a prepaid electronic benefit transfer card. The EBT card works similarly to a debit card and can be used at grocery stores and farmer's markets or at some online retailers. The money is intended for purchasing healthy foods.