FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2020 Strengthening New Hampshire Conference Highlights Need for Greater Equity in Access to Opportunity Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute’s (NHFPI) Seventh Annual Conference, Strengthening New Hampshire: Creating Equitable Opportunities for All Granite Staters, convened nearly 140 attendees from across …
... Continue ReadingDespite a strong state economy, many Granite Staters continue to struggle to make ends meet. There are large disparities in who achieves economic security, and in levels of access to housing, health care, and educational opportunities across the state. The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute’s (NHFPI) Seventh Annual Conference, Strengthening New Hampshire: Creating Equitable Opportunities for All Granite Staters, will examine these areas through a variety of lenses, including considerations of income and demographics. Presenters will review data at the state, regional, and local levels showing variations in opportunity and discuss potential implications of these inequities for different population groups.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 9, 2019 NHFPI Announces Addition of Policy Analyst Michael Polizzotti CONCORD, NH – The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute (NHFPI) is pleased to announce the addition of Michael Polizzotti as a policy analyst. As a recent graduate of the University of New Hampshire (UNH) …
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Programs such as Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provide means-tested benefits that help support the basic needs of individuals and families with low incomes. During these times of profound economic instability, assistance to families and individuals living at or near the poverty line, along with those who have experienced sudden large drops in income, is indispensable. Strengthening the safety net, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced temporary changes, beginning April 1, 2020, to certain administrative aspects of these programs at the State level. In addition to other emergency federal and state-level changes to unemployment benefits, the changes to these safety net programs expand access to targeted assistance for individuals and families during the COVID-19 crisis.
