Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the final iteration of the Household Food Security Report, which includes a longstanding measure of food insecurity. As defined by the USDA, food insecurity refers to when “households, at times, are unable to acquire adequate food for one or more household members because they had insufficient ...
Presented by NHFPI Research Director Phil Sletten to The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce on January 15, 2026.
First published in New Hampshire Business Review, January 20, 2025. Entering 2025, the topline numbers for the New Hampshire economy were relatively strong. Job growth was slower than during the prior three years, as the relatively rapid rebound in the economy from the COVID-19 pandemic waned, but employers continued to report hiring more people overall. ...
Presented by NHFPI Policy Analyst Jessica Williams, Great Oak Services Owner Beth Moreau, GSD Communities Owners John and Maggie Randolph, and NH Housing Director of Community Development George Reagan at the Seacoast Board of REALTORS®’ Mastermind Roundtable: Housing Advocacy on January 14, 2026.
State revenue collections in December, a key month for State revenues, offered both good news for the State’s overall financial picture and more cautionary signs for underlying revenue strength. The New Hampshire General Fund and Education Trust Fund collected a combined $339.1 million in revenue in December, or $42.1 million (14.2 percent) more than planned. ...
Presented by NHFPI Policy Analyst Jessica Williams and NHFPI Research Director Phil Sletten at the 2026 New Hampshire Long-Term Care Summit on January 12, 2026.
A broken furnace, medical bill, or car repair could quickly become a financial crisis if it were to happen in any one of over 120,000 New Hampshire households with very little savings. An analysis recently published by the Urban Institute found that nearly one in four New Hampshire households lacked at least $2,000 in non-retirement ...
First published in New Hampshire Bulletin, December 22, 2025. As 2025 comes to an end, many Granite Staters are feeling the same things. Groceries cost more. Housing costs and property taxes are up. Health care is harder to afford and access. Too many of our neighbors feel it is a challenge to survive, let alone ...
First published in NH Business Review, December 19, 2025. From who’s moving to New Hampshire to what actually drives state revenues and home prices, the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute breaks down five common misconceptions with clear, data-backed truths. Myth 1: Older adults are the primary group moving to New Hampshire. From 2019 to 2023, ...
Presented by Phil Sletten, New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute Research Director to The Nature Conservancy on December 16, 2025.
