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Eligibility Overview: WIC is available to pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants and children up to age five. To participate, these persons must:

Live in North Carolina.
Have a family income less than 185% of the U.S. Poverty Income Guidelines. A person receiving Medicaid, Work First Families Assistance (TANF), or assistance from the NC Food and Nutrition Services automatically meets the income eligibility requirement.
Be at nutritional risk. A nutritionist or other health professional makes the nutritional risk assessment at no cost to the participant, usually at the local WIC office.

WIC Income Guidelines

Once the size and gross income of the economic unit (or household) have been determined and documented, staff use the poverty income guidelines included in the chart below to determine income eligibility. The guidelines are published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

Income Eligibility Chart (Effective June 14, 2022)

Size of Economic Unit**	Annual	Monthly	Twice Monthly	Bi-Weekly	Weekly
Maximum Gross Income
1	25,142	2,096	1,048	967	484
2	33,874	2,823	1,412	1,303	652
3	42,606	3,551	1,776	1,639	820
4	51,338	4,279	2,140	1,975	988
5	60,070	5,006	2,503	2,311	1,156
6	68,802	5,734	2,867	2,647	1,324
7	77,534	6,462	3,231	2,983	1,492
8	86,266	7,189	3,595	3,318	1,659
9	94,998	7,917	3,959	3,654	1,827
10	103,730	8,645	4,323	3,990	1,995
11	112,462	9,372	4,686	4,326	2,163
12	121,194	10,100	5,050	4,662	2,331
13	129,926	10,828	5,414	4,998	2,499
14	138,658	11,555	5,778	5,333	2,667
15	147,390	12,283	6,142	5,699	2,835
16	156,122	13,011	6,506	6,005	3,003
For each additional member of economic unit, add:	$8,732	$728	$364	$336	$168

Note: A person who currently receives Medicaid, Work First, or Food and Nutrition Services (Food Stamps) automatically meets the income eligibility guidelines for WIC.The guidelines are published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

For more information please call our WIC office 910-893-7570.

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