New Mexico residents who receive food stamps from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will be sent their benefits for January in three days if they have not already.

All SNAP benefits for New Mexicans will be sent by Saturday. Payments are issued on the 1st of the month and end on the 20th. The day the food stamps are sent is based on the last two digits of a recipient’s Social Security number.

Recipients with a Social Security number ending in 18, 38, 58, 78, or 98 should have collected their SNAP benefits on Monday. Recipients with a number ending in 08, 28, 48, 68, or 88 should have collected their benefits on Tuesday, and those ending in 19, 39, 59, 79, and 99 will collect on Wednesday. Households with a Social Security number ending in 00, 20, 40, 60, or 80 will collect their benefits on the 20th of the month.

The amount households receive depends on household size, income limits, and additional assets. The maximum payment that a household of one can receive is $291, while the payment for a household of five is $1,155 and $1,751 for a household of eight. For each household member after eight, $219 is added.

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SNAP benefits are loaded onto an electronic benefits transfer card every month, and recipients can use the card at grocery stores to purchase eligible food products such as fruits, vegetables, bread, meat and poultry, and drinks. Recipients are barred from using SNAP benefits for products such as pet food, alcohol, and household items such as paper and soap.

New Mexicans interested in applying for SNAP can do so through New Mexico’s self-service eligibility portal called YesNM. This application is used for public assistance benefits such as SNAP, Medicaid, and the Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program. Recipients can track their applications through the portal or by calling 1-800-283-4465.