Eligibility Requirements
WIC Eligibility
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, or 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.
2023 WIC Income Guidelines
Household*
SizeAnnual income up to $ (total before deductions)
Monthly income up to $ (total before deductions)
Weekly income up to $ (total before deductions)
1
$26,973
$2,248
$519
2
$36,482
$3,041
$702
3
$45,991
$3,833
$885
4
$55,500
$4,625
$1,068
5
$65,009
$5,418
$1,251
6
$74,518
$6,210
$1,434
7
$84,027
$7,003
$1,616
8
$93,536
$7,795
$1,799
Each additional family member, add
+ $9,509
+ $793
+ $183
If you are pregnant, count yourself as two (2).
For households with more than 8 members, add $9,509 annual income for each additional member.
*Household means a group of people (related or not) who are living as one economic unit.
