New Hampshire Revised Statutes
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 165:1 (2026)
Who Entitled; Local Responsibility
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165:1 Who Entitled; Local Responsibility. –
I. Whenever a person in any town is poor and unable to support himself, he shall be relieved and maintained by the overseers of public welfare of such town, whether or not he has residence there. For the purposes of this chapter the term "residence" shall have the same definition as in RSA 21:6-a.
II. The local governing body, as defined in RSA 672:6, of every town and city in the state shall adopt written guidelines relative to general assistance. The guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) The process for application for general assistance.
(b) The criteria for determining eligibility.
(c) The process for appealing a decision relative to the granting of general assistance.
(d) The process for the application of rents under RSA 165:4-b, if the municipality uses the offset provisions of RSA 165:4-a.
(e) A statement that qualified state assistance reductions under RSA 167:82, VIII may be deemed as income, if the local governing body has permitted the welfare administrator to treat a qualified state assistance reduction as deemed income under RSA 165:1-e.
III. Whenever a town provides assistance under this section, no such assistance shall be provided directly to a person or household in the form of cash payments.
I. Whenever a person in any town is poor and unable to support himself, he shall be relieved and maintained by the overseers of public welfare of such town, whether or not he has residence there. For the purposes of this chapter the term "residence" shall have the same definition as in RSA 21:6-a.
II. The local governing body, as defined in RSA 672:6, of every town and city in the state shall adopt written guidelines relative to general assistance. The guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) The process for application for general assistance.
(b) The criteria for determining eligibility.
(c) The process for appealing a decision relative to the granting of general assistance.
(d) The process for the application of rents under RSA 165:4-b, if the municipality uses the offset provisions of RSA 165:4-a.
(e) A statement that qualified state assistance reductions under RSA 167:82, VIII may be deemed as income, if the local governing body has permitted the welfare administrator to treat a qualified state assistance reduction as deemed income under RSA 165:1-e.
III. Whenever a town provides assistance under this section, no such assistance shall be provided directly to a person or household in the form of cash payments.
Source. RS 66:1. CS 70:1. GS 74:1. GL 82:1. PS 84:1. PL 106:1. RL 124:1. RSA 165:1. 1979, 243:1; 351:2. 1985, 380:2. 1986, 5:2. 1991, 355:56. 1992, 184:1. 1996, 175:2, eff. Aug. 2, 1996.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases, 1966–2012 · leading case: Baker-Chaput v. Cammett, 406 F. Supp. 1134 (D.N.H. 1976).
Baker-Chaput v. Cammett, 406 F. Supp. 1134 (D.N.H. 1976). “Plaintiff alleges that the Town of Raymond administers its general assistance program, NH RSA 165:1, without any written standards and thereby contravenes her Fourteenth Amendment guarantees of due process and equal protection of the laws.”
Bond v. Martineau, 53 A.3d 608 (N.H. 2012). “See RSA 165:1, I (2002). On February 24, 2010, the City approved $140.”
Hobbs Ex. Rel. Hobbs v. Zenderman, 579 F.3d 1171 (10th Cir. 2009). “at 1137 (quoting N.H.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 165:1); see also Carey v.”
Smith v. City of Franklin, 987 A.2d 127 (N.H. 2010). “We next turn to the question of whether the Medicaid-APTD program is synonymous with the NH-APTD financial assistance program for the purpose of evaluating the plaintiff’s eligibility for the requested local assistance. “New Hampshire has two systems of public welfare:…”
New Hampshire Child.'s Aid Soc'y v. Morgan, 221 A.2d 238 (N.H. 1966). “See RSA 165:1. If assistance had been given by these towns, it would have been recoverable by them from Exeter, where the children had their settlement, by pursuit of the applicable statutory procedure.”
Bell v. Arel, 461 A.2d 108 (N.H. 1983). “1981), :31; RSA 165:1 (Supp. 1981); RSA 169-B:40 (Supp.”
Hall v. Cnty. of Hillsborough, 445 A.2d 1125 (N.H. 1982). “” RSA 165:1 (Supp. 1981). Responsibility to relieve and maintain needy people such as the plaintiff who have no settlement within a town rests with the counties under RSA 166:1, :10 (Supp.”
Baker-Chaput v. Cammett, 406 F. Supp. 1134 (D.N.H. 1976). “Plaintiff alleges that the Town of Raymond administers its general assistance program, NH RSA 165:1, without any written standards and thereby contravenes her Fourteenth Amendment guarantees of due process and equal protection of the laws.”
Hobbs ex rel. Hobbs v. Zenderman, 579 F.3d 1171 (10th Cir. 2009). “at 1137 (quoting N.H.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 165:1); see also Carey v.”
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