State programs in New Hampshire
Which state programs still need a verified income limit? Figures below use the 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000 for a household of four in New Hampshire, unless the program uses its own dollar table.
Boston is the ranked metro in New Hampshire, with a FY 2027 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $3,008.
New Hampshire has no tax on wages. Combined state and local sales tax is 0.0%. The ACS effective property tax rate is 1.46%.
A household of four with $48,000 of income is about 145 percent of the $33,000 poverty guideline and is a maybe for State programs. Open these, but no state income limit is verified.
Limits behind the page
| Household | 100% | 138% | 185% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,960 | $22,025 | $29,526 |
| 2 | $21,640 | $29,863 | $40,034 |
| 3 | $27,320 | $37,702 | $50,542 |
| 4 | $33,000 | $45,540 | $61,050 |
An illustrative household
Two adults, ages 34 and 32, filing jointly, plus children ages 8 and 3. Gross income $48,000 a year, about 145 percent of the poverty guideline in New Hampshire. They rent. Nobody is marked disabled or pregnant.
State programs
MaybeOpen these, but no state income limit is verified
- New Hampshire SNAP office: SNAP in New Hampshire is run by the state human services agency. Many states raise the gross income test through broad-based categorical eligibility. That state percentage is not verified in this dataset, so the checker uses the federal 130 percent test only.
- New Hampshire Medicaid and CHIP agency: Children's CHIP ceilings, pregnancy coverage, and parent coverage in non-expansion states are set by New Hampshire. Those percents of poverty are not stored unless a figure has been checked against a primary table.
- New Hampshire energy assistance: LIHEAP grantees set income limits between 110 percent of the poverty guidelines and the greater of 150 percent of poverty or 60 percent of state median income. The percent this state chose is not verified here.
- New Hampshire child care assistance: Child care subsidies are a state and local program. Income limits for New Hampshire are not in this dataset.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in New Hampshire
New Hampshire SNAP office
SNAP in New Hampshire is run by the state human services agency. Many states raise the gross income test through broad-based categorical eligibility. That state percentage is not verified in this dataset, so the checker uses the federal 130 percent test only.
Income threshold: not verified.
Official pageNew Hampshire Medicaid and CHIP agency
Children's CHIP ceilings, pregnancy coverage, and parent coverage in non-expansion states are set by New Hampshire. Those percents of poverty are not stored unless a figure has been checked against a primary table.
Income threshold: not verified.
Official pageNew Hampshire energy assistance
LIHEAP grantees set income limits between 110 percent of the poverty guidelines and the greater of 150 percent of poverty or 60 percent of state median income. The percent this state chose is not verified here.
Income threshold: not verified.
Official pageNew Hampshire child care assistance
Child care subsidies are a state and local program. Income limits for New Hampshire are not in this dataset.
Income threshold: not verified.
Official page
Other programs in New Hampshire
- Food stamps (SNAP)
- Medicaid and CHIP
- WIC
- School meals
- LIHEAP
- Earned Income Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credit
- Marketplace subsidies
- Lifeline
- SSI
Large metros in New Hampshire
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · 2-bedroom FMR $3,008