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To transform lives. Working with our partners, we design and deliver innovative, high quality health and human services that improve the security and promote independence for New Mexicans in their communities.
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The Human Services Department provides services and benefits to 1,100,445 New Mexicans through several programs including Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Child Support, and several Behavioral Health Services.
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The Latest News From HSD
New Mexico Human Services Department recognizes Indigenous Peoples’ Day
SANTA FE – Monday, October 11, 2021 is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, recognizing that Indigenous people are the first inhabitants of the Americas, including the lands that later became the United States of America. The State of New Mexico officially adopted this holiday in...
Extension of emergency SNAP benefits will continue in October 2021
SANTA FE – New Mexico households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits will continue to receive the maximum amount for their household size for the month of October, announced the New Mexico Human Services Department. SNAP recipients...
Applications open Tuesday, Oct. 12, for $1.4 Million in economic relief
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Human Services Department will begin accepting applications Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, for economic relief assistance from New Mexico residents who: Did not qualify for federal pandemic stimulus payments, and Did not receive a July 2021 state of...
Governor Lujan Grisham announces $5.6 million of additional funding for low income families with children
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday announced a one-time cash payment of $446 will be issued to those families who were eligible for the Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund (PEAF). This one-time payment will be issued Oct. 2, 2021. Nearly 13,000 New Mexico...
New Mexicans to see increase in SNAP food benefits
SANTA FE — New Mexicans participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will see their monthly benefits increase beginning Oct. 1. SNAP serves more than 539,758 individuals in New Mexico each month, providing food assistance benefits to safeguard...
New Mexico Human Services Department launches Spanish language campaign and telenovela series to combat opioid overdose
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Human Services Department’s (HSD) Behavioral Health Services Division (BHSD) and Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (OSAP) today announced the launch of a new Spanish language campaign to combat opioid misuse in Hispanic communities. An...
Extension of emergency SNAP benefits will continue in September 2021
SANTA FE – New Mexico households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits will continue to receive the maximum amount for their household size for the month of September, announced the New Mexico Human Services Department. SNAP...