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Human Services Department
Major Changes as a Result of the Coronavirus
HSD will continue to provide health coverage (Medicaid), food benefits (SNAP), income support (TANF, LIHEAP, cash assistance, other programs), and child support coordination. We will continue to quickly move to expand customer’s ability to apply and receive benefits online once approved by our Federal partners.
Child Support Enforcement Division
Child Support Enforcement Division customers are encouraged to please contact the customer service center at 1-800-288-7207 and ask to talk with their caseworker or email Child.Support@state.nm.us and avoid visiting the local office.
Apply for Benefits Online
You can apply for benefits online and learn more details or information about your case at www.yes.state.nm.us click on “Check My Benefits,” or call the ISD Information Line, available 24/7, at 1-855-309-3766. You can also contact our Customer Service Center at 1-800-283-4465.
Extension of emergency SNAP benefits for January 2021
SANTA FE – New Mexico households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits will receive the maximum amount for their household size for the month of January as the state continues its response to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
New Mexico agencies join forces to help needy families find employment Human Services partners with Workforce Solutions
(Santa Fe, NM) – The New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) is partnering with the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) to provide services to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) participants who qualify for the New Mexico Works...
New Mexico provides $5 million to foodbanks statewide
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Human Services Department was appropriated $5 million from House Bill 1, during the second special session of the New Mexico Legislature last month to support and supplement emergency feeding operations at food banks across the state....
HSD Sec. Dr. David Scrase along with Presbyterian Dr. Denise Gonzales and Dr. Michael Richards from UNM Health will provide a webinar update regarding COVID-19 Standards of Care
SANTA FE – New Mexico Human Services Department Cabinet Secretary David R. Scrase, M.D. along with Dr. Denise Gonzales, Medical Director, Presbyterian Healthcare Services and Dr. Michael Richards, MPA, Vice Chancellor for Clinical Affairs, UNM Health System will...
Human Services requests $1.130 billion for fiscal year 2022
Matched with federal dollars will help lift the lives of nearly half of New Mexicans SANTA FE – New Mexico Human Services Secretary Dr. David R. Scrase said Friday his department is seeking $1.130 billion to leverage an additional $6.737 billion in federal...
New Mexico provides $5 million in financial relief funds
Up to $750 for households that did not receive an economic impact payment SANTA FE – The New Mexico Human Services Department was appropriated $5 million from House Bill 1, during the second special session of the New Mexico...
New Mexico launches Pandemic-EBT online self-service portal
SANTA FE – New Mexican families can now access a self-service portal to check their children’s eligibility for Pandemic-EBT benefits and update addresses, the state Human Services Department announced today. The new portal can be accessed through the Human...
New supplemental SNAP increases being issued in November
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Human Services Department announced that New Mexico households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will once again receive the maximum amount for their household size for the month of November....
Las Cruces Child Support Enforcement Division drop box vandalized
SANTA FE – The drop box at the Child Support Enforcement Division office located at 653 Utah Avenue, in Las Cruces, N.M. was vandalized on November 4, 2020, announced the New Mexico Human Services Department. Employees discovered the vandalism in the morning of...
New Mexico Human Services Department Sec. David R. Scrase M.D., Dr. Jason Mitchell, Chief Medical Officer at Presbyterian, and Dr. David Gonzales, Chief Medical Officer at CHRISTUS St. Vincent provided a COVID-19 modeling webinar update today
Link to meeting materials below SANTA FE – New Mexico Human Services Department Sec. David R. Scrase M.D., Dr. Jason Mitchell, Chief Medical Officer at Presbyterian, and Dr. David Gonzales, Chief Medical Officer at CHRISTUS St. Vincent provided a COVID-19 modeling...