It's too early to tell how many of New Hampshire’s 75,000 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients have started to lose benefits due to changes in federal work requirements, which took effect Nov. 1.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed by President Donald Trump on July 4, changes who can receive an exemption to work requirements for SNAP, as well as capping future allotments, and shifts more program costs onto states.

“The department will comply with federal requirements in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and is continuing to evaluate the legislation’s impact on SNAP administration,” Kathy Remillard, deputy communications director for the state Department of Health and Human Services, wrote in a Nov. 4 email. DHHS manages the state aspects of SNAP, such as enrollment.

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