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ResetResource | FAQs/Q&As | FNS-GD-2019-0056
    WIC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
        Pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 are eligible. They must meet income guidelines, a state residency requirement, and be individually determined to be at "nutritional risk" by a health professional.
      04/04/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0070
    Income Exclusions Under ARPA
        The Child Tax Credit, part of the American Rescue Plan, significantly expands the child tax credit for 2021 and will be issued to families in monthly payments, beginning in July. These credits do not count as income for purposes of determining eligibility for WIC. For more detailed information on the Child Tax Credit, please go to childtaxcredit.gov.
          WIC Policy Memorandum: #2021-7
    04/23/2021
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0054
    FDPIR, TEFAP, and CSFP Income Exclusions under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
        This memorandum provides information on the exclusion as income of rebates under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 in FDPIR, TEFAP, and CSFP.
      04/23/2021
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0025
    WIC 2021-22 Income Eligibility Guidelines
        This memo is inform FNS regional offices and state agencies of the release of the 2021-22 WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines. The 2021-22 Income Eligibility Guidelines are used by state agencies in determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate in WIC.
          WIC Policy Memorandum: #2021-5
    03/15/2021
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0024
    SFMNP  2021-22 Income Eligibility Guidelines
        This memo is inform FNS regional offices and state agencies of the release of the publication of the 2021-22 Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Income Eligibility Guidelines. The 2021-22 Income Eligibility Guidelines are used by state agencies in determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate in SFMNP. These income eligibility guidelines are to be used in conjunction with the SFMNP regulations
          SFMNP Policy Memorandum #2021-1
    03/15/2021
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2021-0027
    Commodity Supplemental Food Program: Income Guidelines for 2021
        This memorandum transmits the 2021 Income Guidelines or state agencies and ITOs in determining the eligibility of individuals applying to participate in CSFP. These guidelines should be used in conjunction with CSFP regulations which establish household income limits.
      03/11/2021
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0094
    Publication of the 2020-2021 Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Income Eligibility Guidelines
        This policy memorandum transmits the 2020-2021 Income Eligibility Guidelines for the Senior Farmers’ Market National Program.
          SFMNP Policy Memo #2020-1
    05/26/2020
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0077
    Publication of the 2020-21 WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines
        This policy memorandum transmits the 2020-21 Income Eligibility Guidelines for WIC that were published in the Federal Register on May 26, 2020
          WIC Policy Memo #2020-4
    05/26/2020
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0009
    CSFP: Income Guidelines for 2020
        This memorandum transmits the 2020 Income Guidelines for state agencies and ITOs in determining the eligibility of individuals applying to participate in the Commodity Supplemental Food Program.
      02/11/2020
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2019-0045
    SFMNP Income Eligibility Guidelines (2019-2020)
        This policy memorandum transmits the 2019-2020 Income Eligibility Guidelines for the Senior Farmers’ Market National Program.
          SFMNP 2019-1
    05/01/2019

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