If you get food stamps (SNAP), Medicaid, or cash assistance (TANF), you’re automatically financially eligible for WIC. If you know you’re having more than one baby, count each one as a household member. A pregnant woman counts as two (or more) household members.
You can see a health professional for free at a local WIC clinic.Ĥ) Financial: Your household needs to make less than the amounts listed in the income limit table below to qualify for WIC. Moms have to be pregnant, up to six months past pregnancy, or up to your baby’s first birthday if you’re breastfeeding.Ĭhildren are eligible up to their fifth birthday.įoster parents, guardians and single fathers who have custody of their children are also eligible.Ģ) Residential: You need to live in the state where you’re applying.ģ) Nutritional: A health professional needs to determine if you are at “nutrition risk.” This might mean you have a medical condition like anemia, or a diet that could be healthier. The WIC Food List is an abbreviated summary, or mini-list, of the Approved Products List and is intended to be a handy reference for participants to use while shopping.
There are four kinds of eligibility for WIC:ġ) Categorical: you need to be a mom, child, or have custody of a child. Here’s an overview of WIC eligibility, but the best way to find out if you’re eligible is to apply.
