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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)

Maximum Gross Income
Size of Economic Unit** Annual Monthly Twice
Monthly
Bi-Weekly Weekly
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
  •  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. 

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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