{"id":84469,"date":"2024-11-27T12:16:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T06:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/?p=84469"},"modified":"2024-11-27T12:33:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T07:03:22","slug":"new-mexico-cash-assistance-temporary-assistance-for-needy-families-tanf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/new-mexico-cash-assistance-temporary-assistance-for-needy-families-tanf\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico Cash Assistance | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\">New Mexico Cash Assistance | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 data-sourcepos=\"1:1-1:217\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em>New Mexico offers cash assistance programs to help low-income families and individuals meet their basic needs. The primary program is Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), known in New Mexico as NMWorks.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:110\"><strong>NMWorks<\/strong> provides monthly cash benefits to eligible families with dependent children. To qualify, you must:<\/p>\n<ul data-sourcepos=\"5:1-9:0\">\n<li data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:20\">Live in New Mexico<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"6:1-6:37\">Be below income and resource limits<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:90\">Have dependent children age 18 or younger who are citizens or have eligible alien status<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"8:1-9:0\">Provide information on monthly income<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-sourcepos=\"10:1-10:17\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>How to Apply:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul data-sourcepos=\"12:1-15:0\">\n<li data-sourcepos=\"12:1-12:48\">Online: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yes.state.nm.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:26\">By Phone: 1-855-637-6574<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"14:1-15:0\">In-person: At an Income Support Division office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/cash-assistance-for-undocumented-immigrants\/\">Cash Assistance for Undocumented Immigrants<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2 data-sourcepos=\"16:1-16:35\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Other Cash Assistance Programs:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul data-sourcepos=\"18:1-20:0\">\n<li data-sourcepos=\"18:1-18:151\"><strong>General Assistance (GA):<\/strong> Provides cash assistance to disabled adults with no minor children and children who have no support from family members.<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"19:1-20:0\"><strong>Education Works Program (EWP):<\/strong> Offers up to 24 months of cash assistance for TANF families to participate in higher education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-sourcepos=\"21:1-21:20\"><strong>Important Notes:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-sourcepos=\"23:1-26:0\">\n<li data-sourcepos=\"23:1-23:90\">The amount of assistance you receive depends on your family size, income, and resources.<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"24:1-24:76\">You may be required to participate in work activities to receive benefits.<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"25:1-26:0\">Cash assistance programs have limited resources, and eligibility requirements are strict.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-sourcepos=\"27:1-27:25\"><strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-sourcepos=\"29:1-31:0\">\n<li data-sourcepos=\"29:1-29:82\">New Mexico Human Services Department: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.hsd.state.nm.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"30:1-31:0\">New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.nmpovertylaw.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"32:1-32:197\">Remember, applying for cash assistance can be a complex process. Don&#8217;t hesitate to contact the New Mexico Human Services Department or a local community organization for help with your application.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>New Mexico Cash Assistance | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) New Mexico offers cash assistance programs to help low-income families and individuals meet their basic needs. The primary program is Temporary Assistance for Needy <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/new-mexico-cash-assistance-temporary-assistance-for-needy-families-tanf\/\" title=\"New Mexico Cash Assistance | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84472,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5919],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-84469","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-usa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84469"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84479,"href":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84469\/revisions\/84479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}