New Hampshire: money rules on one page
The pay & local tax, benefits, renting, unemployment and cost of living answers PayByTown has checked for New Hampshire, each with the rule people ask about most and the official source it comes from. Open a topic for the details and the calculator. Last checked .
Pay & local tax
All of pay & local tax- Take-home pay calculator2026 paycheck afterfederal income tax, Social Security and MedicareSource: State revenue departments and statutes, checked
Benefits
All of benefits- SNAP income limitsGross income limit200% of the federal poverty lineSource: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services: SNAP, checked
- Medicaid & CHIP income limitsMedicaidExpanded: adults up to 138% of povertySource: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, checked
Renting
All of renting- Security depositsDeposit back within30 days after the tenancy terminatesSource: RSA 540-A:5 (definitions), checked
- Breaking a leaseTenant notice (month-to-month)30 daysSource: RSA 540:1, checked
- Eviction noticesUnpaid rent notice7 days (pay or move out)Source: RSA Chapter 540, checked
- RepairsTime to repair14 daysSource: RSA 48-A:14 Minimum Standards Established, checked
- Rent increasesNotice before a rent increase30 daysSource: RSA 540:2, checked
Unemployment
All of unemployment- Unemployment benefitsWeekly benefit$32–$427, up to 26 weeksSource: NHES File for Unemployment Benefits, checked
Cost of living
All of cost of living- Childcare costsCounties with prices10Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP) 2008-2022, county-level data file (NDCP2022.xlsx), checked
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