O-20-039
ORDINANCE
UPDATING THE FINANCIAL STANDARDS FOR THE CITY’S WELFARE
GUIDELINES
CITY OF NASHUA
In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty
WHEREAS the City of Nashua’s General Assistance Guidelines, NRO § A400-9, E (11)
states that “the Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall approve payment levels determined by the
Welfare Officer for various allowable expenses per standard of need defined in § A400-9, The
maximum payment level for any particular allowable expense shall be based on actual local
market conditions and costs. The payment levels shall be reviewed by the Welfare Officer, and,
if warranted, will be updated to current market conditions”; and
WHEREAS the Welfare Officer has determined appropriate current financial standards
for various categories of general assistance from the following sources: shelter allowances based
on current HUD and NH Housing Finance Authority fair market rents; food allowances based on
U.S. Department of Agriculture and Health & Human Services food allotment standards; and
maintenance allowances based on Consumer Price Index general cost of living adjustments.
NOW THEREFORE, the City of Nashua ordains that Appendix A400 “General
Assistance Guidelines”, Attachment 1 “City of Nashua Welfare Department Financial
Standards” of the Nashua Revised Ordinances, as amended, be hereby further amended by
replacing the current Attachment | with the following updated Attachment “City of Nashua
Welfare Department General Assistance Financial Standards, Effective Date: Upon Passage by
the City of Nashua Board of Aldermen”.
