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WIC Home > Eligibility Requirements Eligibility Requirements

To become eligible for Indiana WIC benefits, an applicant must meet the following requirements as listed below in the WIC Income Guidelines (Brochure):

  • An applicant must be an Indiana resident.  The Indiana WIC Program currently works with approximately 150 non-profit clinics in all 92 counties to provide Indiana WIC services to applicants.
  • An applicant must be "categorically" eligible.  The Indiana WIC Program serves:

    • Pregnant Women
    • Breastfeeding Women (up to baby's 1st birthday)
    • Non-Breastfeeding Postpartum Women (up to 6 months)
    • Infants (up to their 1st birthday)
    • Children (up to their 5th birthday)

  • An applicant must be "at nutritional risk."  The specific criteria and parameters that indicate risk are determined by a health and dietary assessment performed by a health professional at the time of certification.
  • An applicant must be "income" eligible.  Families receiving Medicaid, Food Stamps, and TANF are income eligible for the Indiana WIC Program.  If you are not a member of these other programs, check the income chart below to see if your family might qualify.

    2013 WIC Income Guidelines (effective April 17, 2013)

    Household*
    Size

    Annual income up to $ (total before deductions)

    Monthly income up to $ (total before deductions)

    Weekly income up to $ (total before deductions)

    1

    $21,257

    $1,772

    $409

    2

    $28,694

    $2,392

    $552

    3

    $36,131

    $3,011

    $695

    4

    $43,568

    $3,631

    $838

    5

    $51,005

    $4,251

    $981

    6

    $58,442

    $4,871

    $1,124

    7

    $65,879

    $5,490

    $1,267

    8

    $73,316

    $6,110

    $1,410

    Each additional family member, add

    + $7,437

    + $620

    + $144

    If you are pregnant, count yourself as two (2).

    For households with more than 8 members, add  $7,437 annual income for each additional member.

    *Household means a group of people (related or not) who are living as one economic unit.

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    If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the
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