New Hampshire Legal Assistance Blog
NHLA Community Guidance for COVID 19 crisis
Posted Mar 19, 2020Updated April 2, 2020 NHLA offices are closed to the public during the COVID19 health crisis, but our staff members are working, representing current clients, evaluating applications for new clients, monitoring the on-going and ever-changing landscape of benefits to help people facing crisis, ...read more
NHLA applauds Gov. Sununu's protections for Granite Staters affected by COVID-19
Posted Mar 17, 2020Some of our state’s most vulnerable households will receive critical protections from the financial impacts of COVID-19 under Gov. Sununu’s executive orders issued this morning. Landlords are immediately prohibited from evicting tenants unable to pay rent due to their financial situat ...read more
NHLA response to the COVID-19 public health crisis
Posted Mar 16, 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2020 – Concord, NH For more information: Sarah Palermo, NHLA communications manager spalermo@nhla.org New Hampshire Legal Assistance is committed to protecting the basic rights – as well as the health and safety – of low income ...read more
Study: NH's work requirements don't work
Posted Feb 14, 2020A new study concludes that New Hampshire’s attempt to avoid Arkansas’ missteps in implementing Medicaid work requirements were no better - and equally dangerous. Kay Drought, NHLA managing attorney and litigation director, and Dawn McKinney, our policy director,& ...read more