WIC is available to pregnant, breast feeding and postpartum women, infants and children up to age five. To participate one must:
- Be a resident of North Carolina or receive health care in North Carolina. Aliens are eligible to apply as long as they reside in the state.
- Have a family income less than 185% of the U.S. Poverty Income Guidelines. A person receiving Medicaid, Work First Families Assistance (AFDC), or Food Stamps automatically meets the income eligibility requirement. Refer to chart.
- Be at nutritional risk. A nutritionist or other health professional makes the nutritional risk assessment at no cost to the participant. Examples of nutritional risk conditions are listed below:
- Underweight/overweight
- Documented nutrition-related medical conditions
- Inadequate dietary intake
- Conditions that predispose a person to inadequate nutritional patterns such as lead poisoning, mental retardation, alcohol or drug abuse
WIC Certification Periods
- Pregnant women are certified for their pregnancy and up to six weeks postpartum.
- Non-breast feeding postpartum women are certified until six months postpartum.
- Breast feeding postpartum women are certified up to 12 months postpartum
- Infants are certified up to one year
- Children are certified once a year until five years of age.
185% of Poverty Income Guidelines based on family size
Effective July 1, 2018
| |
Gross Household Income |
Number of Person(s)
in Household |
Annual |
Monthly |
Weekly | Bi-Weekly |
|
1
|
$22,459 |
$1,872
|
$432
| $864 |
| 2 |
30,451
|
2,538
|
586
| 1,172 |
| 3 |
38,443
|
3,204
|
740
| 1,479 |
| 4 |
46,435
|
3,870
|
893
| 1,786 |
| 5 |
54,427 |
4,536
|
1,047
| 2,094 |
| 6 |
62,419 |
5,202
|
1,201
| 2,401 |
| 7 |
70,411 |
5,868
|
1,355
| 2,709 |
| 8 |
78,403 |
6,534
|
1,508
| 3,016 |
Each Additional
Household Member Add: |
+$7,992 |
+666
|
+154
| +308 |