# 8.139.400.10 NMAC: Section 10. Nonhousehold Members - Individuals Residing With The Household

> New Mexico · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S10

## Section

- **Citation:** 8.139.400.10 NMAC
- **Heading:** Section 10. Nonhousehold Members - Individuals Residing With The Household
- **Jurisdiction:** New Mexico
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NMAC / Title 8 (SOCIAL SERVICES) / Chapter 139 (FOOD STAMP PROGRAM) / Part 400 (RECIPIENT POLICY - WHO CAN BE A RECIPIENT) / Section 10

## Text

Individuals, described below, residing with a household will not be considered members for the purpose of determining household size, eligibility, or food stamp benefit amount: A. Roomers: Individuals to whom a household furnishes lodging, but not meals, for compensation. B. Boarders: Individuals who are furnished lodging and meals for compensation (see Paragraph (1) of Subsection C of 8.139.400.11 NMAC). C. Live-in attendants: Individuals who live with a household to provide medical care, housekeeping, child care, or similar personal services. D. Foster care children: Children in foster care will be included as household members only if the household chooses to include them. Income received for care of foster children is counted only if the household chooses to include the foster child. E. Extended absence: Household members who do not return home at least part of the month, for example, children who attend school away from home and return only for vacation, and spouses who have established residence elsewhere, such as military personnel assigned overseas, are nonmembers. F. Others: Unrelated individuals who share living quarters with the household and customarily purchase food or prepare meals separately from the household are not household members.

## Nearby sections

- [8.139.400.1 NMAC Section 1. Issuing Agency](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S1.md)
- [8.139.400.2 NMAC Section 2. Scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S2.md)
- [8.139.400.3 NMAC Section 3. Statutory Authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S3.md)
- [8.139.400.5 NMAC Section 5. Effective Date](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S5.md)
- [8.139.400.6 NMAC Section 6. Objective](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S6.md)
- [8.139.400.8 NMAC Section 8. Basis For Defining Group (Household Composition)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S8.md)
- [8.139.400.9 NMAC Section 9. Mandatory Members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S9.md)
- [8.139.400.10 NMAC Section 10. Nonhousehold Members - Individuals Residing With The Household](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S10.md)
- [8.139.400.11 NMAC Section 11. Special Members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S11.md)
- [8.139.400.12 NMAC Section 12. Ineligible Household Members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S12.md)
- [8.139.400.13 NMAC Section 13. Special Households](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S13.md)
- [8.139.400.14 NMAC Section 14. Migrant And Seasonal Farmworker Households](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S14.md)
- [8.139.400.15 NMAC Section 15. Disaster Victims](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S15.md)

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