NHFPI
@nhfpi.bsky.social
The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute is a nonpartisan, independent research nonprofit that examines issues related to the State budget, the economy, policy decisions, and the financial security of Granite Staters.
A federal #shutdown may feel like a DC story, but it’s hitting home in NH.
💸 9,100 NH federal workers = missed paychecks
🥫 76,000 residents lost SNAP support
🏪 Impacts for NH's Main Street biz
Phil Sletten breaks it down in @newhampshirebulletin.com:
buff.ly/KqvCoC7
#NHPolitics
💸 9,100 NH federal workers = missed paychecks
🥫 76,000 residents lost SNAP support
🏪 Impacts for NH's Main Street biz
Phil Sletten breaks it down in @newhampshirebulletin.com:
buff.ly/KqvCoC7
#NHPolitics
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A federal #shutdown may feel like a DC story, but it’s hitting home in NH.
💸 9,100 NH federal workers = missed paychecks
🥫 76,000 residents lost SNAP support
🏪 Impacts for NH's Main Street biz
Phil Sletten breaks it down in @newhampshirebulletin.com:
buff.ly/KqvCoC7
#NHPolitics
💸 9,100 NH federal workers = missed paychecks
🥫 76,000 residents lost SNAP support
🏪 Impacts for NH's Main Street biz
Phil Sletten breaks it down in @newhampshirebulletin.com:
buff.ly/KqvCoC7
#NHPolitics
🎥 WATCH: NHFPI Turns Data Into Impact
Every day, NHFPI’s independent, data-driven research helps drive smarter decisions and better outcomes for New Hampshire families — from housing and health care to child care and the state budget.
👉 Learn more: buff.ly/hiUmhE7
Every day, NHFPI’s independent, data-driven research helps drive smarter decisions and better outcomes for New Hampshire families — from housing and health care to child care and the state budget.
👉 Learn more: buff.ly/hiUmhE7
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🎥 WATCH: NHFPI Turns Data Into Impact
Every day, NHFPI’s independent, data-driven research helps drive smarter decisions and better outcomes for New Hampshire families — from housing and health care to child care and the state budget.
👉 Learn more: buff.ly/hiUmhE7
Every day, NHFPI’s independent, data-driven research helps drive smarter decisions and better outcomes for New Hampshire families — from housing and health care to child care and the state budget.
👉 Learn more: buff.ly/hiUmhE7
🚨 Federal Government Shutdown: By the Numbers
When the federal government shuts down, the impacts ripple far beyond Washington — right into New Hampshire’s communities, households, and economy.
From delayed paychecks to disrupted food assistance, here’s what the numbers tell us.
When the federal government shuts down, the impacts ripple far beyond Washington — right into New Hampshire’s communities, households, and economy.
From delayed paychecks to disrupted food assistance, here’s what the numbers tell us.
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🚨 Federal Government Shutdown: By the Numbers
When the federal government shuts down, the impacts ripple far beyond Washington — right into New Hampshire’s communities, households, and economy.
From delayed paychecks to disrupted food assistance, here’s what the numbers tell us.
When the federal government shuts down, the impacts ripple far beyond Washington — right into New Hampshire’s communities, households, and economy.
From delayed paychecks to disrupted food assistance, here’s what the numbers tell us.
This week in The Bottom Line 📬
📍 Rural NH Hit Hardest as Shutdown Disrupts SNAP Benefits
🎥 WATCH: Turning Data Into Impact
📚 What We’re Reading
👉 Read this week’s newsletter: buff.ly/H58BzQy
✉️ Subscribe for future issues: buff.ly/ZRepgoJ
📍 Rural NH Hit Hardest as Shutdown Disrupts SNAP Benefits
🎥 WATCH: Turning Data Into Impact
📚 What We’re Reading
👉 Read this week’s newsletter: buff.ly/H58BzQy
✉️ Subscribe for future issues: buff.ly/ZRepgoJ
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This week in The Bottom Line 📬
📍 Rural NH Hit Hardest as Shutdown Disrupts SNAP Benefits
🎥 WATCH: Turning Data Into Impact
📚 What We’re Reading
👉 Read this week’s newsletter: buff.ly/H58BzQy
✉️ Subscribe for future issues: buff.ly/ZRepgoJ
📍 Rural NH Hit Hardest as Shutdown Disrupts SNAP Benefits
🎥 WATCH: Turning Data Into Impact
📚 What We’re Reading
👉 Read this week’s newsletter: buff.ly/H58BzQy
✉️ Subscribe for future issues: buff.ly/ZRepgoJ
Food assistance was just disrupted for about 76,000 Granite Staters — including 26,000 children — as the federal shutdown drags on.
📍 See how your community is affected with our interactive map: buff.ly/8OqIrbr
📍 See how your community is affected with our interactive map: buff.ly/8OqIrbr
November 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Food assistance was just disrupted for about 76,000 Granite Staters — including 26,000 children — as the federal shutdown drags on.
📍 See how your community is affected with our interactive map: buff.ly/8OqIrbr
📍 See how your community is affected with our interactive map: buff.ly/8OqIrbr
Beyond helping 76,000 Granite Staters put food on the table, SNAP is also an economic engine.
When benefits lapse, the impact reaches far beyond household budgets — slowing the economic activity that keeps Main Street businesses strong.
📊 Learn more: buff.ly/8OqIrbr
When benefits lapse, the impact reaches far beyond household budgets — slowing the economic activity that keeps Main Street businesses strong.
📊 Learn more: buff.ly/8OqIrbr
November 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Beyond helping 76,000 Granite Staters put food on the table, SNAP is also an economic engine.
When benefits lapse, the impact reaches far beyond household budgets — slowing the economic activity that keeps Main Street businesses strong.
📊 Learn more: buff.ly/8OqIrbr
When benefits lapse, the impact reaches far beyond household budgets — slowing the economic activity that keeps Main Street businesses strong.
📊 Learn more: buff.ly/8OqIrbr
“If families can’t afford to live here, our workforce will shrink, young people will leave, and employers will continue to struggle to hire.”
🎥 Watch to learn what's driving NH's affordability crisis
👉 Explore the research at nhfpi.org/conference
🎥 Watch to learn what's driving NH's affordability crisis
👉 Explore the research at nhfpi.org/conference
October 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
“If families can’t afford to live here, our workforce will shrink, young people will leave, and employers will continue to struggle to hire.”
🎥 Watch to learn what's driving NH's affordability crisis
👉 Explore the research at nhfpi.org/conference
🎥 Watch to learn what's driving NH's affordability crisis
👉 Explore the research at nhfpi.org/conference
NHFPI’s new report, Affordability Eroded: Changes to the Cost of Living in New Hampshire, is driving conversations across the state about what it really takes for Granite State families to make ends meet.
Read the full report and explore the data at ⬇️
📊 buff.ly/KWwyxVG
Read the full report and explore the data at ⬇️
📊 buff.ly/KWwyxVG
October 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
NHFPI’s new report, Affordability Eroded: Changes to the Cost of Living in New Hampshire, is driving conversations across the state about what it really takes for Granite State families to make ends meet.
Read the full report and explore the data at ⬇️
📊 buff.ly/KWwyxVG
Read the full report and explore the data at ⬇️
📊 buff.ly/KWwyxVG
In his recent column, NHFPI Executive Director Gene Martin examines what’s really behind New Hampshire’s affordability crisis.
🗞 Read the full column: buff.ly/yTTLMXr
🗞 Read the full column: buff.ly/yTTLMXr
October 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
In his recent column, NHFPI Executive Director Gene Martin examines what’s really behind New Hampshire’s affordability crisis.
🗞 Read the full column: buff.ly/yTTLMXr
🗞 Read the full column: buff.ly/yTTLMXr
What an inspiring day! 💡
Thank you to everyone who joined us for NHFPI’s 10th Annual Budget & Policy Conference — Working Hard and Falling Behind: The High Cost of Living in New Hampshire.
👉 Explore the session slides & read the research at buff.ly/xWiFzvg #NHPolitics
Thank you to everyone who joined us for NHFPI’s 10th Annual Budget & Policy Conference — Working Hard and Falling Behind: The High Cost of Living in New Hampshire.
👉 Explore the session slides & read the research at buff.ly/xWiFzvg #NHPolitics
October 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
What an inspiring day! 💡
Thank you to everyone who joined us for NHFPI’s 10th Annual Budget & Policy Conference — Working Hard and Falling Behind: The High Cost of Living in New Hampshire.
👉 Explore the session slides & read the research at buff.ly/xWiFzvg #NHPolitics
Thank you to everyone who joined us for NHFPI’s 10th Annual Budget & Policy Conference — Working Hard and Falling Behind: The High Cost of Living in New Hampshire.
👉 Explore the session slides & read the research at buff.ly/xWiFzvg #NHPolitics
🎉 Today marks 9 years of impact from NHFPI’s Research Director Phil Sletten.
From shaping policy conversations to making data accessible for all, Phil’s leadership embodies NHFPI’s mission.
Read his reflection on what’s changed since he started at NHFPI and what’s next:
👉 buff.ly/Cg3RyQk
From shaping policy conversations to making data accessible for all, Phil’s leadership embodies NHFPI’s mission.
Read his reflection on what’s changed since he started at NHFPI and what’s next:
👉 buff.ly/Cg3RyQk
October 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🎉 Today marks 9 years of impact from NHFPI’s Research Director Phil Sletten.
From shaping policy conversations to making data accessible for all, Phil’s leadership embodies NHFPI’s mission.
Read his reflection on what’s changed since he started at NHFPI and what’s next:
👉 buff.ly/Cg3RyQk
From shaping policy conversations to making data accessible for all, Phil’s leadership embodies NHFPI’s mission.
Read his reflection on what’s changed since he started at NHFPI and what’s next:
👉 buff.ly/Cg3RyQk
It’s happening! 💚 Our sold-out conference is underway!
This week we released a new report that puts numbers to NH’s affordability crisis — and today we’re talking about solutions.
Check out the report + resources at nhfpi.org 🔗
#NewHampshire #NHPolicy
This week we released a new report that puts numbers to NH’s affordability crisis — and today we’re talking about solutions.
Check out the report + resources at nhfpi.org 🔗
#NewHampshire #NHPolicy
October 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It’s happening! 💚 Our sold-out conference is underway!
This week we released a new report that puts numbers to NH’s affordability crisis — and today we’re talking about solutions.
Check out the report + resources at nhfpi.org 🔗
#NewHampshire #NHPolicy
This week we released a new report that puts numbers to NH’s affordability crisis — and today we’re talking about solutions.
Check out the report + resources at nhfpi.org 🔗
#NewHampshire #NHPolicy
Starting his 10th year at NHFPI on October 24, Phil Sletten reflects on how NH’s policy conversations have shifted — from housing rising to the top to persistent budget challenges.
Read the Q&A ➡️ buff.ly/KzEiPB1
#NHPolicy #NHPolitics #NHBudget
Read the Q&A ➡️ buff.ly/KzEiPB1
#NHPolicy #NHPolitics #NHBudget
October 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Starting his 10th year at NHFPI on October 24, Phil Sletten reflects on how NH’s policy conversations have shifted — from housing rising to the top to persistent budget challenges.
Read the Q&A ➡️ buff.ly/KzEiPB1
#NHPolicy #NHPolitics #NHBudget
Read the Q&A ➡️ buff.ly/KzEiPB1
#NHPolicy #NHPolitics #NHBudget
Soaring prices for housing, health care, and more have outpaced income growth and have turned NH family budgets from surplus to deficit.
A new NHFPI analysis finds the typical NH family has $17,349 less left after basic expenses than a decade ago.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/BlXRu2b
#NHPolitics #NHPolicy
A new NHFPI analysis finds the typical NH family has $17,349 less left after basic expenses than a decade ago.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/BlXRu2b
#NHPolitics #NHPolicy
October 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Soaring prices for housing, health care, and more have outpaced income growth and have turned NH family budgets from surplus to deficit.
A new NHFPI analysis finds the typical NH family has $17,349 less left after basic expenses than a decade ago.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/BlXRu2b
#NHPolitics #NHPolicy
A new NHFPI analysis finds the typical NH family has $17,349 less left after basic expenses than a decade ago.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/BlXRu2b
#NHPolitics #NHPolicy
Ten years ago, a typical NH family could cover the basics and still save.
Today, they’re falling behind with $17,349 less each year after paying for just a few essentials.
A new NHFPI report breaks down how affordability has been eroded across the state: buff.ly/BlXRu2b #NewHampshire #NHPolitics
Today, they’re falling behind with $17,349 less each year after paying for just a few essentials.
A new NHFPI report breaks down how affordability has been eroded across the state: buff.ly/BlXRu2b #NewHampshire #NHPolitics
October 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Ten years ago, a typical NH family could cover the basics and still save.
Today, they’re falling behind with $17,349 less each year after paying for just a few essentials.
A new NHFPI report breaks down how affordability has been eroded across the state: buff.ly/BlXRu2b #NewHampshire #NHPolitics
Today, they’re falling behind with $17,349 less each year after paying for just a few essentials.
A new NHFPI report breaks down how affordability has been eroded across the state: buff.ly/BlXRu2b #NewHampshire #NHPolitics
NH needs about 90,000 more homes by 2040.
🏘 Hear more from NH Housing's Sarah Wrightsman in Episode 6 of New Hampshire Uncharted: nhfpi.org/podcast
#Housing #NHPolitics #NHPolicy
🏘 Hear more from NH Housing's Sarah Wrightsman in Episode 6 of New Hampshire Uncharted: nhfpi.org/podcast
#Housing #NHPolitics #NHPolicy
October 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
NH needs about 90,000 more homes by 2040.
🏘 Hear more from NH Housing's Sarah Wrightsman in Episode 6 of New Hampshire Uncharted: nhfpi.org/podcast
#Housing #NHPolitics #NHPolicy
🏘 Hear more from NH Housing's Sarah Wrightsman in Episode 6 of New Hampshire Uncharted: nhfpi.org/podcast
#Housing #NHPolitics #NHPolicy
Dozens of housing bills hit the State House this year — from zoning changes to ADUs — but activity doesn’t always mean achievement.
Nick Taylor of Housing Action New Hampshire explains what real progress looks like in New Hampshire Uncharted: nhfpi.org/podcast
#Housing #NHPolitics #NHPolicy
Nick Taylor of Housing Action New Hampshire explains what real progress looks like in New Hampshire Uncharted: nhfpi.org/podcast
#Housing #NHPolitics #NHPolicy
October 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Dozens of housing bills hit the State House this year — from zoning changes to ADUs — but activity doesn’t always mean achievement.
Nick Taylor of Housing Action New Hampshire explains what real progress looks like in New Hampshire Uncharted: nhfpi.org/podcast
#Housing #NHPolitics #NHPolicy
Nick Taylor of Housing Action New Hampshire explains what real progress looks like in New Hampshire Uncharted: nhfpi.org/podcast
#Housing #NHPolitics #NHPolicy
🍎 More than 42,000 New Hampshire households struggle to afford enough to eat — a number that’s rising as housing, child care, and health care costs soar.
🎧 To learn more, listen to our podcast, Confronting Hunger in the Granite State: buff.ly/kJLnOPl
#WorldFoodDay #NHPolitics
🎧 To learn more, listen to our podcast, Confronting Hunger in the Granite State: buff.ly/kJLnOPl
#WorldFoodDay #NHPolitics
October 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🍎 More than 42,000 New Hampshire households struggle to afford enough to eat — a number that’s rising as housing, child care, and health care costs soar.
🎧 To learn more, listen to our podcast, Confronting Hunger in the Granite State: buff.ly/kJLnOPl
#WorldFoodDay #NHPolitics
🎧 To learn more, listen to our podcast, Confronting Hunger in the Granite State: buff.ly/kJLnOPl
#WorldFoodDay #NHPolitics
A typical NH home that sold for $137k in 1999 now sells for $514k. That change has reshaped life for Granite Staters.
🎙 Watch NHFPI's Gene Martin break it all down & listen to the full podcast at nhfpi.org/podcast #Housing #NHPolitics #NewHampshire #NHPolicy
🎙 Watch NHFPI's Gene Martin break it all down & listen to the full podcast at nhfpi.org/podcast #Housing #NHPolitics #NewHampshire #NHPolicy
October 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A typical NH home that sold for $137k in 1999 now sells for $514k. That change has reshaped life for Granite Staters.
🎙 Watch NHFPI's Gene Martin break it all down & listen to the full podcast at nhfpi.org/podcast #Housing #NHPolitics #NewHampshire #NHPolicy
🎙 Watch NHFPI's Gene Martin break it all down & listen to the full podcast at nhfpi.org/podcast #Housing #NHPolitics #NewHampshire #NHPolicy
Remote work is still reshaping NH:
➡️ 16% of Granite Staters worked from home in 2024 — more than double pre-COVID
➡️ Fewer commute out of state than before the pandemic
➡️ Average commute time? Still ~27 minutes
Full analysis ⬇️
buff.ly/oT0bGRG
➡️ 16% of Granite Staters worked from home in 2024 — more than double pre-COVID
➡️ Fewer commute out of state than before the pandemic
➡️ Average commute time? Still ~27 minutes
Full analysis ⬇️
buff.ly/oT0bGRG
October 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Remote work is still reshaping NH:
➡️ 16% of Granite Staters worked from home in 2024 — more than double pre-COVID
➡️ Fewer commute out of state than before the pandemic
➡️ Average commute time? Still ~27 minutes
Full analysis ⬇️
buff.ly/oT0bGRG
➡️ 16% of Granite Staters worked from home in 2024 — more than double pre-COVID
➡️ Fewer commute out of state than before the pandemic
➡️ Average commute time? Still ~27 minutes
Full analysis ⬇️
buff.ly/oT0bGRG
NHFPI Executive Director Gene Martin joined host Andy DeMeo on the Granite Goodness podcast to talk about how fiscal policy shapes nearly every part of daily life from roads to childcare.
🎧 Listen: buff.ly/Es1Y8KE
#NHPolitics #NHPolicy #FiscalPolicy
🎧 Listen: buff.ly/Es1Y8KE
#NHPolitics #NHPolicy #FiscalPolicy
October 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
NHFPI Executive Director Gene Martin joined host Andy DeMeo on the Granite Goodness podcast to talk about how fiscal policy shapes nearly every part of daily life from roads to childcare.
🎧 Listen: buff.ly/Es1Y8KE
#NHPolitics #NHPolicy #FiscalPolicy
🎧 Listen: buff.ly/Es1Y8KE
#NHPolitics #NHPolicy #FiscalPolicy
📢 Panel Announcement 📢
At our conference on Oct. 24, we’ll explore how families balance work, stability + quality care, and the policies that can help.
🔗 Register at buff.ly/dl3L36A
#NHPolicy @newfuturesnh.bsky.social
At our conference on Oct. 24, we’ll explore how families balance work, stability + quality care, and the policies that can help.
🔗 Register at buff.ly/dl3L36A
#NHPolicy @newfuturesnh.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
📢 Panel Announcement 📢
At our conference on Oct. 24, we’ll explore how families balance work, stability + quality care, and the policies that can help.
🔗 Register at buff.ly/dl3L36A
#NHPolicy @newfuturesnh.bsky.social
At our conference on Oct. 24, we’ll explore how families balance work, stability + quality care, and the policies that can help.
🔗 Register at buff.ly/dl3L36A
#NHPolicy @newfuturesnh.bsky.social
Federal shutdown, substance use funding, and NH household incomes — it’s all in this week’s Bottom Line.
📊 Read the newsletter: buff.ly/PI2E9Tk
📬 Subscribe for weekly updates: buff.ly/huqc8uC
#NHPolitics #NHEconomy #PublicPolicy
📊 Read the newsletter: buff.ly/PI2E9Tk
📬 Subscribe for weekly updates: buff.ly/huqc8uC
#NHPolitics #NHEconomy #PublicPolicy
October 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Federal shutdown, substance use funding, and NH household incomes — it’s all in this week’s Bottom Line.
📊 Read the newsletter: buff.ly/PI2E9Tk
📬 Subscribe for weekly updates: buff.ly/huqc8uC
#NHPolitics #NHEconomy #PublicPolicy
📊 Read the newsletter: buff.ly/PI2E9Tk
📬 Subscribe for weekly updates: buff.ly/huqc8uC
#NHPolitics #NHEconomy #PublicPolicy
📉 NH drug deaths dropped 33.4% between 2023–24 — the sharpest decline in a decade.
💰 That drop follows years of investment: $834M in prevention, treatment & recovery since 2014 (a 450% increase).
⚠️ But gaps remain.
Watch the video to learn more.
#NHPolicy #NHPolitics #SUD
💰 That drop follows years of investment: $834M in prevention, treatment & recovery since 2014 (a 450% increase).
⚠️ But gaps remain.
Watch the video to learn more.
#NHPolicy #NHPolitics #SUD
October 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
📉 NH drug deaths dropped 33.4% between 2023–24 — the sharpest decline in a decade.
💰 That drop follows years of investment: $834M in prevention, treatment & recovery since 2014 (a 450% increase).
⚠️ But gaps remain.
Watch the video to learn more.
#NHPolicy #NHPolitics #SUD
💰 That drop follows years of investment: $834M in prevention, treatment & recovery since 2014 (a 450% increase).
⚠️ But gaps remain.
Watch the video to learn more.
#NHPolicy #NHPolitics #SUD
📢 Panel Announcement 📢
“The High Cost of Rurality” at NHFPI’s 10th Annual Budget & Policy Conference (Oct. 24) will explore how distance + limited options affect affordability — and what policies can help.
🔗 buff.ly/dl3L36A
#NHPolicy #NHPolitics @HannahGrimesCtr
“The High Cost of Rurality” at NHFPI’s 10th Annual Budget & Policy Conference (Oct. 24) will explore how distance + limited options affect affordability — and what policies can help.
🔗 buff.ly/dl3L36A
#NHPolicy #NHPolitics @HannahGrimesCtr
October 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
📢 Panel Announcement 📢
“The High Cost of Rurality” at NHFPI’s 10th Annual Budget & Policy Conference (Oct. 24) will explore how distance + limited options affect affordability — and what policies can help.
🔗 buff.ly/dl3L36A
#NHPolicy #NHPolitics @HannahGrimesCtr
“The High Cost of Rurality” at NHFPI’s 10th Annual Budget & Policy Conference (Oct. 24) will explore how distance + limited options affect affordability — and what policies can help.
🔗 buff.ly/dl3L36A
#NHPolicy #NHPolitics @HannahGrimesCtr