The public, including WIC staff and participants, can help shape these suggestions by commenting on the WIC Food Package Proposed Rule. You can also view the WIC Food Package Proposed Rule for additional details. As with the current food packages, the scientifically based proposed changes are designed to provide under consumed nutrients and improve the nutrition and health of WIC participants, while also appealing to personal and cultural food preferences.Ĭheck out the links below for a summary of the proposed changes. The WIC food packages are getting a makeover! The proposed changes align with the latest nutrition science, increase variety and flexibility, and support individual breastfeeding goals of participants. If you get food stamps (SNAP), Medicaid, or cash assistance (TANF), you’re automatically financially eligible for WIC.Learn about USDA’s new proposed changes to the WIC food packages
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.
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.
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