The objective of the New Mexico heat and eat program is to provide households with a cash payment to assist with energy expenses to households that do not pay heating or cooling expenses and do not receive LIHEAP but have an identifiable shelter cost. Payments are credited to recipients through a state managed fund. In addition to the energy assistance payment households who received this payment will see an increase in their deduction amount used to determine their SNAP benefit allotment.
N.M. Admin. Code § 8.106.631.6