New Hampshire policymakers have approved uses for more than one out of every three dollars from the flexible funds allocated to the State government through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The State government was allocated nearly one billion dollars of Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSFRF), which are designed to help the State maintain ...
With energy prices rising, Granite Staters with low incomes may find keeping their homes warm considerably more expensive this coming winter than during last year’s coldest season. As a component of the American Rescue Plan Act, the federal government has increased assistance to households through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Targeted at ...
The federal government has updated food assistance benefits to reflect increases in costs for nutritious meals, and new research suggests that the economic advantages of enhanced benefits could be particularly robust in rural areas. Throughout the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have aided thousands of Granite Staters who have experienced economic ...
Data released on September 8 by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) provide updated estimates of levels of food insecurity across the United States and in New Hampshire. These estimates show that levels of food insecurity in 2020 did not increase overall when compared to prior periods despite the pandemic. The economic challenges that ...
New Hampshire’s Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee has approved State agency deployment of nearly one out of every five dollars in new flexible funds allocated to it by the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). During a series of four meetings in June and August, the Fiscal Committee heard and voted to approve $193.7 million worth ...
On June 24, 2021, both the New Hampshire House of Representatives and the State Senate passed the State Budget proposal from the budget’s Committee of Conference. Both bills, House Bill 1 and House Bill 2, are likely to be signed into law by the Governor. The State Budget will substantially reduce revenues through both immediate ...