About 15,000 New Hampshire residents who are currently on SNAP are at risk of losing benefits under the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (often referred to as the “big beautiful bill”), because they do not meet the new 80‑hours‑per‑month work requirement.

That 15,000 figure is a risk estimate (not a confirmed count of people who have already been cut off), and the actual number who will ultimately lose SNAP depends on how the state and recipients respond to the new rules.

Why this number is being used

The “big beautiful bill” (the 2025 federal budget reconciliation law signed July 4, 2025) changed SNAP eligibility in two key ways that affect New Hampshire:

  • New work requirement: All SNAP beneficiaries must work at least 80 hours per month (about 20 hours per week).
  • Stricter documentation and reporting: States must verify hours and other eligibility details more tightly, and there are heavier penalties for error rates.

The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities analyzed SNAP participation in New Hampshire and found that roughly 15,000 people currently enrolled do not meet this 80‑hour requirement and are therefore at risk of losing benefits unless they can start working, volunteering, or participating in approved programs.

Has anyone in NH already lost SNAP because of the bill?

Yes, but the exact NH number is blurry:

  • Nationwide, more than 3.5 million people have lost SNAP access since the bill’s stricter requirements began rolling out in 2025–2026.
  • In New Hampshire specifically, reports from late 2025 say it was “too early to tell how many” of the state’s ~75,000 SNAP recipients had already started losing benefits due to the new work rules.
  • By mid‑2026, national coverage describes a sharp drop in SNAP enrollment across all states, but no single, official NH-specific count of people already cut off is published in the sources we have.

So the most concrete NH-specific number we have is the 15,000 “at risk” figure, not a confirmed “already lost” count.

What the bill also does to SNAP (beyond work rules)

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” doesn’t just add work requirements; it also:

  • Reduces the value of benefits over time by stopping annual SNAP recalibration based on cost-of-living increases, which is projected to cut about $15 per person per month by 2034.
  • Saves an estimated $186 billion in federal SNAP spending over 10 years through tighter eligibility, lower benefits, and more administrative hurdles.

These changes mean that even people who keep SNAP in New Hampshire may see smaller monthly allowances and face more paperwork and verification steps.

Bottom line for your question

  • Confirmed “how many in NH already lost SNAP” : Not precisely reported in available public sources.
  • Best available NH-specific estimate : About 15,000 New Hampshire SNAP recipients are at risk of losing benefits because they don’t meet the new 80‑hours‑per‑month work requirement under the “big beautiful bill”.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.