NEW MEXICANS GETTING FOOD STAMP BENEFITS WILL HAVE MORE TIME TO PREPARE FOR NEW WORK AND JOB TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. MATT KENNICOTT WITH THE STATE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TELLS 770 KKOB THE NEW RULES WERE TO GO INTO EFFECT OCTOBER FIRST FOR ADULTS WITHOUT CHILDREN. THAT’S NOW BEING PUSHED BACK TO JANUARY FIRST.
SOME HAVE BEEN CRITICAL OF THE CHANGES, SAYING THERE AREN’T ENOUGH JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN NEW MEXICO, GIVEN THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY.
