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. To find out all the foods available through your WIC benefits, select your state below.Here’s an overview of WIC eligibility, but the best way to find out if you’re eligible is to apply. Some of the foods available through the WIC program include eggs, cheese, infant and adult cereal, fruits and vegetables, canned fish, peanut butter and canned beans and peas and more. Special infant formulas and medical foods may be available when prescribed by a physician for specific medical needs and conditions. For women who do not breastfeed fully, WIC provides iron-fortified infant formula. WIC believes and promotes breastfeeding as an optimal source of nutrition for infants. Also, instead of having to visit your local WIC clinic each month for new checks our vouchers, your eWIC card will automatically be refilled electronically. From there, the POS system would deduct the amount from your current WIC balance.
Instead of using the checks or vouchers at checkout, you would hand the cashier your WIC EBT Card and they would swipe it like a normal debit or credit card. This replaces the paper checks and vouchers with a WIC EBT (Electronic benefit transfer) Card. In some states they have rolled out the new eWIC system. The foods specified are designed to supplement your diet with specific nutrients that benefits you and your child's needs. Each month you would go down to a WIC clinic nearby and they would issue the checks or vouchers. In most cases, if you are receiving WIC benefits in your state, you are given WIC checks or vouchers that allow you to purchase WIC approved foods at your local grocery store.
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