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New Hampshire

These resources – like the public health crisis itself – are constantly evolving and are only current as to the date of publication. This page was last updated on June 16, 2020.

For more up-to-date information on the relief programs available in New Hampshire, we recommend that you visit the Safer at Home website, the New Hampshire Municipal Association or the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services

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Description of Program and Relief

Financial Assistance for Needy Families (FANF)

New Hampshire’s Financial Assistance for Needy Families (FANF) program provides cash assistance to families with dependent children.

In New Hampshire, these benefits are offered through the following programs:

  • New Hampshire Employment Program

  • Family Assistance Program

  • Interim Disabled Parent Program

  • Families with Older Children

These offerings were previously in place, and have not changed in response to COVID-19.

Government or Lead Agency

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services

Dates Available

Available now

Eligibility Requirements/Restrictions

To qualify, a dependent child must lack parental support or care due to death, continued absence, or because at least one parent in a two-parent home is disabled.

Application Deadlines (If Applicable)

N/A

Contact for More Information

Call (603) 271-9700, or (800) 852-3345, ex. 9700 (8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday-Friday). The Family Assistance Manual can be found here: https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/fam_htm/newfam.htm. Easy enrollment for any FANF program can be found here: https://nheasy.nh.gov/#/.

List of Additional Information

Basic information about New Hampshire’s FANF program can be found here: https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dfa/tanf/index.htm.


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