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Eligibility

The Virginia WIC Program serves low-income pregnant, lactating and postpartum women and children up to age five.

Click here to learn more about the Virginia WIC program.

Are you eligible for WIC?

To be eligible for WIC, you must be pregnant, breastfeeding, just had a baby or have a child under 5.
Be a resident of Virginia.
You must have a nutritional need (this is determined at your local WIC clinic).
Your income* must be within the following guidelines:

WIC Income Guide
April 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010

Economic Unit	Income
	Annual	Monthly	Twice-Monthly	Bi-Weekly	Weekly
1	20,036	1,670	835	771	386
2	26,955	2,247	1,124	1,037	519
3	33,874	2,823	1,412	1,303	652
4	40,793	3,400	1,700	1,569	785
5	47,712	3,976	1,988	1,836	918
6	54,631	4,553	2,277	2,102	1,051
7	61,550	5,130	2,565	2,368	1,184
8	68,469	5,706	2,853	2,634	1,317
Each Additional Person	+6,919	+577	+289	+267	+134

Count a pregnant woman as 2

For each additional family member, add $6,919 to the yearly income. (For example, a family of 9 making $75,388 a year is income eligible for WIC. Certification to the program is based upon residential eligibility, categorical eligibility, income eligibility (185% of poverty) and nutritional need based on a medical/nutritional assessment.

*Income for determining eligibility is the gross income based on USDA guidelines for the WIC Program.

Last Updated: 12-15-2009

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