relative to eligibility for public assistance, including the New Hampshire employment program, family assistance program, and SNAP.

HB 1797 modifies New Hampshire's SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) eligibility rules. It requires the state to seek a federal waiver banning SNAP benefits from purchasing candy and soft drinks, strengthens work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents, and prohibits the state from setting more lenient eligibility standards than federal law allows. The bill mandates data-sharing agreements with multiple state agencies - including lottery, vital records, employment security, corrections, and economic security - to verify recipient eligibility through monthly or quarterly checks on income, employment, incarceration, and other circumstances. These changes directly affect SNAP recipients in New Hampshire by restricting benefit usage and tightening eligibility verification processes.