N.M. Admin. Code § 8.102.611.6

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 16, August 27, 2024

Section 8.102.611.6 - OBJECTIVE

A. The purpose of the New Mexico works (NMW) program is to improve the quality of life for parents and children by increasing family income, assisting parents to develop the discipline necessary for self-sufficiency and to improve their self-esteem. The further purpose of the program is to increase family income through family employment and child support and by viewing financial assistance as a support service to enable and assist parents to participate in employment.

B. The objective of the education works program (EWP) is to provide financial assistance to a benefit group where at least one individual is enrolled in a postsecondary, graduate or post-graduate institution. Education and training are essential to long -term career development. The applicant or recipient benefit group would be otherwise eligible for NMW cash assistance but chooses to participate in EWP.

C. The objective of general assistance is to provide financial assistance to dependent needy children and disabled adults who are not eligible for assistance under a federally matched financial assistance program like NMW or the federal program of supplemental security income (SSI).

D. The objective of the supplement for residential care program is to provide a cash assistance supplement to SSI recipients who reside in licensed adult residential care homes.

E. The objective of the burial assistance program is to assist in payment of burial expenses for deceased, low-income individuals.

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.102.611.6

8.102.611.6 NMAC - N, 12/15/2005; A, 7/17/2006, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 12, June 25, 2024, eff. 7/1/2024