HUGHES v. STATE EX REL. HUMAN SERVICES DEPT.

No. 4538.

626 P.2d 276 (1980)

95 N.M. 739

Irene HUGHES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of New Mexico ex rel. HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

August 14, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles McCormack, Clovis, for plaintiff-appellant.

Richard Shapiro, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for defendant-appellee.


OPINION

ANDREWS, Judge.

Appellant, Irene Hughes, was a recipient of AFDC and Medicaid benefits. Included in the calculations which determined her need for those benefits was a "shelter standard" which would be included if she paid any rent — whatever the amount. Appellant was also a recipient of Section 8 housing benefits (see 42 U.S.C. 1437f) which paid all but $22.00 of her rent, and any utility costs above $30.00. Rather than being distributed...

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