United States
Benefit
Women, Infants, and Children Program
Also known as: WIC
WIC provides supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age 5.
At a Glance
- Must be pregnant, postpartum (up to 6 months), breastfeeding(up to 1 year), an infant (under 1), ...
- Household income must be at or below 185% of theFederal Poverty Level.
- Must be a resident of the state where applying.
- Must be determined to be at nutritional risk by a healthprofessional (medical or dietary risk fac...
Eligibility Requirements
Categorical Eligibility
RequiredMust be pregnant, postpartum (up to 6 months), breastfeeding(up to 1 year), an infant (under 1), or child under 5.
wic_category
in
[pregnant, postpartum, breastfeeding, infant, child_under_5]
Exempt if any:
-
OR
is_pregnant= true -
OR
months_postpartum≤ 6 -
OR
is_breastfeeding= true -
OR
age_months< 12 -
OR
age< 5
State Residency
RequiredMust be a resident of the state where applying.
state_residency
exists
Nutritional Risk
RequiredMust be determined to be at nutritional risk by a healthprofessional (medical or dietary risk factors).
has_nutritional_risk
=
true
Ruleset effective: 2024-01-01
View as JSON
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Quick Info
- Agency
- USDA-FNS
- Category
- Food assistance
- Last Verified
- 2026-01-13