After lawmakers passed the State Budget, several state agencies were required to make additional "back-of-budget" spending reductions. NHFPI's new analysis examines how the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services implemented its required $25.5 million cut and finds the reductions affected programs that help Granite Staters access mental health care, support children and families, protect public health, and put food on the table.
A new federal reconciliation law signed on July 4 will bring sweeping changes to tax and social support programs, with major implications for Granite Staters. According to NHFPI's analysis, the law makes permanent many tax cuts from 2017, and pays for some of the forgone revenue by reducing access to Medicaid, supports for food assistance, and clean energy investments, shifting costs and risks onto low- and moderate-income households.
Poverty and food insecurity are interrelated challenges for many individuals and families in New Hampshire. Research suggests a strong relationship between poverty and food insecurity, both of which rose following the Great Recession of 2007-2009 nationally and in New Hampshire. The COVID-19 pandemic also significantly increased the risk that more people would face poverty and ...
Since the program was first enacted in 2014, Medicaid Expansion has helped provide access to health services for more than 219,000 Granite Staters. New Hampshire adults with low incomes, who may not be able to afford health insurance or may not have it provided through their employer, can enroll in health coverage that is almost ...
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides key nutritional aid, education and support, and healthcare referral services to eligible women, infants, and young children throughout New Hampshire and the nation. This program is targeted towards pregnant women and mothers with young children who have lower incomes and certain health or ...
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) supports the nutritional needs of individuals and families facing economic hardships and limited incomes. In New Hampshire, SNAP is administered as the New Hampshire Food Stamp Program and, before the pandemic, assisted about 45,000 adults and 29,000 children.[1] Previous NHFPI analysis found that the New Hampshire Food Stamp Program ...
