The New Hampshire Emergency Assistance Program is available to those who meet all the requirements for Financial Assistance to Needy Families. It helps families with children who are facing a housing or utility crisis and are without resources to resolve the crisis. Permanent housing payments under Emergency Assistance help eligible families get or keep safe and healthy housing by providing funds for rent or utility security deposits, home heating fuel deliveries, or past due rent, mortgage and utility bills.

Emergency funds may be available if families are experiencing or are threatened by at least one of the following: homelessness, utility shut-off, or lack of heat, hot water or cooking fuel.

NH families must apply for and meet all the eligibility requirements for Financial Assistance to Needy Families, but do not necessarily need to be receiving financial assistance to be eligible for Emergency Assistance.