Government Benefits in New Hampshire
Where New Hampshire residents apply for SNAP, Medicaid, home energy assistance, and unemployment insurance, plus every nationwide program available to everyone.
How This Works
SNAP, Medicaid, LIHEAP, and unemployment insurance are all administered at the state level, so each state runs its own application portal and sets some of its own rules — including, for Medicaid, whether the state expanded eligibility to more adults under the Affordable Care Act, and for unemployment insurance, the maximum weekly benefit and how long you can collect it. The cards below link you straight to New Hampshire's official application system for each program. Exact SNAP/Medicaid income limits change with annual poverty-guideline updates, so we intentionally don't publish a specific number for those — the portal will show your exact cutoff for your household size. Unemployment insurance figures below are official published caps from the U.S. Department of Labor, current as of January 2026.
SNAP
NH Dept. of Health & Human Services
NH EASY also screens for Medicaid (Granite Advantage) and other DHHS programs.
Granite Advantage (Medicaid)
Medicaid ExpandedNH Dept. of Health & Human Services
New Hampshire expanded Medicaid through Granite Advantage, so adults without dependent children can qualify based on income alone.
LIHEAP (Home Energy Assistance)
NH Dept. of Energy
Administered through Community Action Agencies statewide.
Unemployment Insurance
Has Waiting WeekNH Employment Security
Max Weekly
$427
Min Weekly
$32
Max Duration
26 weeks
Based on roughly 1% of your annual wages.
Looking for more programs available to New Hampshire residents?
New Hampshire residents also qualify for every nationwide program on our full benefits tool — WIC, Lifeline phone/internet discounts, ACA health insurance subsidies, SSI, SSDI, Section 8, VA disability compensation, TANF, Pell Grants, Head Start, and unemployment insurance.
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