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 June 1, 2016
| |
Gross Household Income |
Number of Person(s)
in Household |
Annual |
Monthly |
Weekly | Bi-Weekly |
|
1
|
$21,978 |
$1,832
|
$423
| $846 |
| 2 |
29,637
|
2,470
|
570
| 1,140 |
| 3 |
37,296
|
3,108
|
718
| 1,435 |
| 4 |
44,955
|
3,747
|
865
| 1,730 |
| 5 |
52,614 |
4,385
|
1,012
| 2,024 |
| 6 |
60,273 |
5,023
|
1,160
| 2,319 |
| 7 |
67,951 |
5,663
|
1,307
| 2,614 |
| 8 |
75,647 |
6,304
|
1,455
| 2,910 |
Each Additional
Household Member Add: |
+$7,696 |
+642
|
+148
| +296 |