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Presentation to the Indian Affairs Committee Brent Earnest, Deputy Secretary, HSD September 29, 2014 New Mexico Human Services Department What at i is SNA SNAP? SNAP provides assistance for the purchase of food to eligible, low-income

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New Mexico Human Services Department

Presentation to the Indian Affairs Committee Brent Earnest, Deputy Secretary, HSD September 29, 2014

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What at i is SNA SNAP?

SNAP provides assistance for the purchase of food to eligible, low-income residents of New Mexico.

Households with a gross income of less than 165% of FPL* are eligible

  • $1,605/month for individuals
  • $3,280/month for a family of four

The maximum monthly allotment* is

  • $194 for an individual
  • $649 for a family of four

During SFY14, NM received more than $636 million from the federal government for SNAP

454,997 people are on SNAP in NM

  • 249,711 adults
  • 205,286 children

Monthly Statistical Report posted at http://www.hsd.state.nm.us/monthly- statistical-reports.aspx *Effective October 1, 2014

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His istory ry o

  • f SNAP E

Emplo ployment a and T d Tra rain inin ing ( (E&T) a and A d Able ble B Bodie died d Adults W Witho hout D ut Depend ndents nts ( (ABAWD) w work r requi uireme ments nts

New work requirements were signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996 under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA)

These requirements were in effect in New Mexico from 1997 until 2009, when they were suspended with the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

Beginning October 2013, New Mexico re-implemented mandatory E&T requirements for childless adults

Beginning October 2014, re-implementation of E&T and ABAWD requirements will go into effect – removing the 2009 waiver

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Wh What i is E& E&T a and ABA BAWD WD?

 There are two broad categories of recipients under the SNAP rule:

  • Employment & Training (E&T)
  • Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs)

 E&T: Recipients with kids  ABAWD: Recipients without kids

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Who d ho do

  • the

these SNAP r rul ules e effect?

SNA SNAP Da Data Number o r of Indiv ividu iduals ls o

  • n SNAP

454,997 Numb mber of

  • f Wor
  • rk R

k Regi gistrants ts ( (Adults ts on

  • n SNAP)

249,711 Percent o t of Wor

  • rk

k Regist strants s th that a t are Exempt pt 65% Number o

  • f Man

andatory E& y E&T T Partic icipa ipants 60,430 Number o r of Mandatory ry A ABAWDs Ds 26,969

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What a are re t the a allo llowabl ble a activ ivit itie ies?

E& E&T T Allowable ble W Work rk Activ ivitie ies ABAWD A D Allowable ble W Work Activ ivit itie ies Recipi ipients mu must c t comp

  • mplete

te on

  • ne of
  • f th

the foll llowin ing in in

  • rde

rder to contin inue re receiving SNA SNAP be benefits.

  • Indiv

ividu idual o l or Group p Job S Searc rch a and Emplo loyer r Con

  • nta

tacts ts: This i is a tw two

  • part a

activ ivit ity t that r requ quire ires th the c comp

  • mpletion
  • n of
  • f a

an individual or

  • r gr

grou

  • up job

job read adiness cl clas ass an and the co completion o

  • f 24

24 emp mployer c con

  • nta

tacts ts ov

  • ver a 2 mon

month th perio riod; d; or

  • r
  • Commu
  • mmunity Service:

This s activ ivit ity is is to to provide ide

  • ppo

port rtunit itie ies for

  • r on
  • n-th

the-job job s skills tra rainin ing an and “wor

  • rk

k lik like “ experie

  • rience. Part

rtic icipa ipants needi ding a addit ditio ional l experie rience i in are reas re rela lated to to th their occupa patio ional i l intere rest ma may part rtic icipa ipate in in th the Commu

  • mmunity

ty S Service compon

  • nent;

t; or

  • r
  • Job T

b Tra rain inin ing: Th The purpo rpose of

  • f th

this a acti tivity ty is is to to pro provide oppo port rtunit itie ies for

  • r on
  • n-th

the-job job skill ills train inin ing an and wor

  • rk exper

erien ence. e. Recipi ipients mu must c t comp

  • mplete

te on

  • ne of
  • f th

the foll llowin ing in in ord rder to contin inue re receiving SNA SNAP be benefits.

  • Commu
  • mmunity Service:

This s activ ivit ity is is to to provide ide

  • ppo

port rtunit itie ies for

  • r on
  • n-th

the-job job s skills tra rainin ing and d “wor

  • rk

k like ke” ” expe perie

  • rience. Part

rtic icip ipants n needi ding addit ditio ional l experie rience i in are reas re rela lated to to th their

  • ccupa

patio ional i l intere rest ma may part rtic icipa ipate in in th the Commu

  • mmunity S

Service comp

  • mpon
  • nent; or
  • r
  • Job T

b Tra rain inin ing: Th The purpo rpose of

  • f th

this a acti tivity ty is is to to pro provide oppo port rtunit itie ies for

  • r on
  • n-th

the-job job skill ills train inin ing an and wor

  • rk exper

erien ence; e; or

  • r
  • Compl

pleting W Work rk: T This activit ity requ quir ires a an individual to to hol

  • ld a

a job job i in which th they w wor

  • rk f

k for

  • r 2

20

  • r
  • r mor

more h hou

  • urs per w

week.

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Who i ho is exemp mpt f from

  • m the

these S SNAP E E&T and d AB ABAW AWD r requirem emen ents?

SNAP AP E&T T Exemptions AB ABAW AWD Exemptions

  • Under

r th the a age ge of

  • f 1

16 or

  • r ov
  • ver th

the age ge of

  • f 59;

59;

  • Physical

cally o y or mentally d y disab abled;

  • Comp
  • mplying w

g with th th the wor

  • rk r

k requireme ments ts of

  • f

anoth

  • ther p

prog

  • gram;
  • Respo

ponsible ible f for r a child u ld under r the age o

  • f s

six;

  • Already w

wor

  • rking mor

more th than 30 hou

  • urs a

a week;

  • Part

rticipating in in a dru drug o

  • r

r alc lcoholi lic re rehab pro program;

  • Stu

tudents ts e enrol

  • lled a

at t least h t half ti time me;

  • Pr

Pregnant;

  • Re

Residing in a co a county, tr tribe, p pueblo or

  • or nati

tion

  • n with

th tha han n an n une unemployment nt r rate g greater t tha han n 10%.

  • Exemp

mpt t from

  • m gen

ener eral SNA SNAP work rk re requ quirements;

  • Under 18 o

18 or ag age 50 o 50 or over;

  • Living i

in n a ho hous usehold wi with a h a chi hild und under 1 18;

  • Physical

cally o y or mentally ly d disable bled;

  • Unfit

t for

  • r e

emp mploy

  • yment;
  • Pr

Pregnant;

  • Residi

iding i in a county, t tribe be, p pueblo blo or

  • r nati

tion

  • n w

with th an unemp mployme ment r rate te th that t is 20% gr greate ter th than th the nati tion

  • nal a

average. Indiv ividu iduals ls who

  • ar

are unempl ployed a d and receiv ivin ing unemp mployme ment i insurance are e exemp mpt f t from th m the E&T &T r req equirem emen ent. Indiv ividu iduals ls who who me meet t an an exemption f for E& E&T ar T are also e

  • exemp

mpt f t from

  • m ABAWD.
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Who i ho is exemp mpt f from

  • m the

these S SNAP E E&T a and nd ABAWD r requirements ts?

Residents in the following counties, tribes, pueblos, and nations will be exempt from the E&T requirement because the unemployment rate for the months of May 2014-July 2014 is greater than 10% (based on current data): Residents in the following counties, tribes, pueblos, and nations will be waived from the ABAWD requirement because the unemployment rate is 20% higher than the two-year national average (based on current data). Residents of tribes, pueblos and nations that are not listed below will be exempt from the ABAWD requirements until Phase 3 (August 2015). Luna County Mora County McKinley County Acoma Pueblo Jemez Pueblo Laguna Pueblo Mescalero Apache Navajo Nation Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo Picuris Pueblo Sandia Pueblo San Felipe Pueblo San Ildefonso Pueblo Santa Ana Pueblo Santo Domingo Pueblo Zia Pueblo Guadalupe County Luna County McKinley County Mora County Taos County Acoma Pueblo Pueblo de Cochiti Jemez Pueblo Jicarilla Apache Laguna Pueblo Mescalero Pueblo Navajo Nation Nambe Pueblo Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo Picuris Pueblo Sandia Pueblo San Felipe Pueblo San Ildefonso Santa Ana Pueblo Santo Domingo Taos Pueblo Zia Pueblo

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Is other a assis istance a availa ilable f for r re recipi pients?

Employment & Training reimbursements for monthly supportive services vary depending upon the component: ABAWD reimbursement for monthly supportive services: Comp

  • mpon
  • nent

Depen enden ent Car Care Transpor

  • rtation
  • n

Indiv ividu idual J l Job S Search $40 $25 (up to 2 months) Job T b Tra rain ining $200 $25 Commu

  • mmunity Serv

rvic ice $200 $25 Comp

  • mpon
  • nent

Transpor

  • rtation
  • n

Job T b Tra rain inin ing $50 Commu

  • mmunity S

Service $50

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How will t ill this is ru rule le be be im imple plemented? d?

NOTE: Residents of tribes, pueblos, and nations that were not exempted from the ABAWD requirements won’t be included until phase 3 (August 2015). Phase 1 e 1 November 1, 1, 2014 2014 Phase 2 e 2 Mar arch 2, 2, 2015 2015 Phase 3 e 3 August 1, 1, 2015 2015 Bernalillo County Los Alamos County Rio Arriba County Sandoval County Santa Fe County Valencia County Catron County Cibola County Dona Ana County Grant County Harding County Hidalgo County Lincoln County Otero County San Juan County Sierra County Socorro County Cou

  • unti

ties Chavez County Colfax County Curry County De Baca County Eddy County Lea County Quay County Roosevelt County San Miguel County Torrance County Union County Pueblos

  • s, Tri

ribes, Na Natio ions Isleta Pueblo Pojoaque Pueblo Santa Clara Pueblo Zuni Pueblo

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 This rule removes a temporary waiver.

  • It will be phased in and includes numerous

exemptions for high unemployment areas

 These changes provide additional assistance

to individuals to help them build skills and find work.

 Only those who are physically able to meet

the requirements must participate.

 These requirements work in conjunction with

  • ther assistance programs.

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Qu Questi estions? s?