Cash Payments for New Mexico Citizens Who Missed Federal Aid

New Mexico Department of Social Services will begin accepting requests this week for a second round of cash payments at people who were not eligible for federal stimulus funds, including elderly residents claimed as dependents by the caretakers.

Payments will be made to low-income households depending on the availability of funds. State legislature allocated $ 5 million to the relief effort.

Applications are available on the Yes New Mexico site, yes.nm.us state, from Monday June 14 at 9 a.m. and to be submitted before June 25, 2021 at 3 p.m.

The following information will be required on each request: First name, last name; an identifier such as a New Mexico driver’s license number, individual taxpayer identification number, or Social Security number; Residential address and / or postal address; and direct deposit information (US bank account number and routing number)

Payments will be processed by the New Mexico Department of Taxation and Revenue and will be issued by the end of July 2021. Applicants will receive notification of their qualification status from the Social Services Department.

To be entitled to relief, a taxpayer must not have qualified for federal stimulus programs. In addition, they must be a New Mexico resident and have the relevant identity documents.

The Associated Press reports that the first round of this funding in December distributed checks to approximately 15,000 people, excluding about half of those who applied.

“This is a significant effort to help people in our community who have been overlooked by federal stimulus programs and who we know need the extra money to help feed and house their families.” , said Angela Medrano, HSD Undersecretary.