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Quadruple your savings for a home, car, business or education

Want to work for yourself or expand your business? Own a home or vehicle? Further your education? An Individual Development Account (IDA) can put your dream within reach.

The New Hampshire IDA Program provides matched savings accounts that helps state residents with limited incomes quadruple the money they save and jump start their futures.

You may be eligible to open an IDA if you or someone in your household has some income from work and your household:

  • is eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or
  • has earnings at or below double the federal poverty line or within the income limits for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program, and 
  • has a net worth of no more than $10,000.

Download pdf brochure and income eligibility guidelines.

You start by connecting with one of the community partners in the IDA program’s statewide network and attending at least six hours of financial training.

IDA savers must deposit at least $25 each month into their IDA savings accounts. For each dollar saved, up to $2,000, they receive $3 as a saving match. Someone who saves the maximum $2,000 will receive a $6,000 match; she will have a total of $8,000 to put toward her goal.

IDA savers must also complete at least 10 hours of financial fitness and asset management training for every year they are in the program. Training topics include money management – saving, financial planning and budgeting. Depending on a saver’s goal, training will also cover topics such as how to buy a home, what to consider when pursuing an educational goals, or the skills needed to build a strong business.

Savers can start using their IDA funds to pay for their goals when they have met the training requirements and have been in the program for at least six months.

If savers leave the New Hampshire IDA Program for any reason, they keep any money they have deposited in their IDA savings accounts and have not used toward their goal. They will not receive any matching funds.

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