Food benefits, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and health-care referrals for eligible pregnant or recently pregnant people, infants, and children under five.
WIC-eligible pregnant, postpartum, or breastfeeding personWIC-eligible infant or child under five
Entitlement facts
Benefit type
Government benefit. A government-funded or administered benefit, service, coverage program, assistance program, or public access route. Taxonomy definition →
What it unlocks
A no-cost package of specific healthy foods plus nutrition, breastfeeding, and referral services.
Who qualifies
WIC-eligible pregnant, postpartum, or breastfeeding person; WIC-eligible infant or child under five
Requirements
Applicants must meet a WIC category, live in the administering jurisdiction, be found at nutritional risk, and meet income or adjunctive-eligibility rules.
How to activate
Use the USDA tool, then contact the state or local WIC agency for an eligibility appointment.
Cost basis
No-cost access. The core benefit has no required payment, purchase, deposit, paid membership, or pre-existing paid-product relationship under the captured terms.
Cost and fees
No fee to apply or receive approved WIC benefits.
Geography
US, State, territory, and Tribal agencies
Personalization
Published eligibility is not described as individually targeted.
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