Introducing The 2011 WIC Income Guidelines
WIC income guidelines for 2011-2012 have changed! WIC will determine gross household income based on everyone living in a single home. Relatives, non-relatives, infants, and even unborn babies are included. If the household income is at or below 185% of the federal poverty income level, with all residents taken into consideration, they qualify for WIC!
Below is a simple chart of eligibility. These new guidelines went into effect July, 1st.
2011-2012 WIC INCOME GUIDELINES – Effective July 1, 2011
Gross income before taxes
| Family Size | Weekly (Approximate) | Monthly (Approximate) | Annually |
| 1 | 387 | 1,678 | 20,147 |
| 2 | 523 | 2,267 | 27,214 |
| 3 | 659 | 2,856 | 34,281 |
| 4 | 795 | 3,445 | 41,348 |
| 5 | 931 | 4,034 | 48,415 |
| 6 | 1067 | 4,623 | 55,482 |
| Expected babies are counted in family size. For each additional family member, add: | 136 | 588 | 7,067 |
To apply for WIC, one must be either a pregnant woman, a woman breastfeeding a baby under one year of age, a woman who has had a baby in the past six months, or parents, step-parents, guardians, and foster parents of infants and children under the age of five.
Other qualifications include the need for proper nutrition guidance due to a medically-based risk or diet-based risk. Participants must also be Pennsylvania residents.
Visit our website for more details about the program!
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