Food Stamps

The New Mexico Human Services Department announced New Mexicans receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP food benefits will continue to receive the maximum amount for their household size during the month of May, continuing until the announcement of the end of the public health emergency in mid summer.

Most students enrolled half-time or more in college typically aren't eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), sometimes known as…

Let's Talk New Mexico 1/30 8a: State officials say 37,000 people will lose their eligibility for federal food assistance after the Trump administration…

For decades, families in New Mexico have been missing out on food and medical assistance that they’re eligible for under federal law. Records show that…

The New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty said thousands of families in need of food assistance and health care still aren’t receiving them fast enough…

KUNM Year-End Show 12/22 8a: There were so many big stories in New Mexico this year that it was hard to pare down a list. Instead, our panel of…

A U.S. District Court judge has found the Human Services Department secretary in contempt of court after hearings this summer when state employees…

In an ongoing, decades-long conflict about whether public assistance in New Mexico is available to people who need it most, a federal judge has…

The first report from a state investigation into whether state employees falsify food stamps applications revealed evidence of the practice, but so far,…

For the first time since allegations surfaced that state employees falsify food stamps applications, New Mexicans heard testimony from public officials…