WIC: Apply for WIC
How to apply for WIC
Contact a WIC agency near you, or start your online pre-application today.
Am I eligible for WIC?
Many different types of people participate in WIC across the state, and everyone is welcome at WIC! If you have any questions about your eligibility, please reach out to a WIC agency near you.
Who is WIC for?
The following people can be enrolled in WIC:
- Pregnant women
- Women who have had a baby within the past six months
- Women who have been pregnant within the past six months
- Breastfeeding women who have had a baby within the past year
- Infants from birth to 1 year of age
- Children from 1 year of age to their 5th birthday
Who can apply for WIC?
- Pregnant women
- Parents with an infant or child under the age of 5
- Foster parent(s) or guardian(s) with an infant or child under age 5 in their care
Am I eligible?
To get WIC benefits, you must:
- Live in Wisconsin.
- Have a limited income. See Automatic eligibility and WIC income guidelines below.
- Need help with health, nutrition, or breastfeeding for yourself or your child.
- Have one of these apply to you:
- You are pregnant now or had a baby in the past six months.
- You are providing your breastmilk to a WIC enrolled baby under 1 year of age.
- You care for a child younger than 5 years of age.
Automatic eligibility
You may be automatically eligible for WIC benefits if you already use one of these programs:
- BadgerCare Plus
- Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
- FoodShare
- Foster care or Kinship Care
- Medicaid
- Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
- Wisconsin Works Program (W-2)
WIC income guidelines
Your family may also qualify for WIC based on your household size and gross income.
- Household size includes people who live together and often share money and household expenses like rent or food.
- WIC counts a pregnant person as two family members, or three if pregnant with twins, four for triplets, and so on.
- Your gross household income is how much money you make before taxes or deductions. This includes any money you make including:
- Job
- Child support
- Overtime
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Unemployment
Many working families are part of WIC. The WIC Income Eligibility Table (PDF) shows the most money your household can make and still get WIC benefits. This WIC Income Eligibility Table is valid from July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027.
| Number of person(s) in household | Weekly | Bi-weekly | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $568 | $1,136 | $2,461 | $29,526 |
| 2 | $770 | $1,540 | $3,337 | $40,034 |
| 3 | $972 | $1,944 | $4,212 | $50,542 |
| 4 | $1,175 | $2,349 | $5,088 | $61,050 |
| 5 | $1,377 | $2,753 | $5,964 | $71,558 |
| 6 | $1,579 | $3,157 | $6,839 | $82,066 |
| 7 | $1,781 | $3,561 | $7,715 | $92,574 |
| 8 | $1,938 | $3,965 | $8,591 | $103,082 |
| For each additional member | add $203 | add $405 | add $876 | add $10,508 |
If you don't get a normal paycheck, your local WIC agency may ask for your employer to fill out a WIC Nutrition Program Employer Statement, F-40076, to show proof of your income.
Nondiscrimination statement
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides nondiscrimination statements for the WIC program.
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; - fax:
833-256-1665; or 202-690-7442 - email:
program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.
La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al 202-720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al 800-877-8339.
Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en línea en:
- correo:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; - fax:
833-256-1665 o 202-690-7442; - correo electrónico:
program.intake@usda.gov
Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.
Nqe Lus Teev Kev Tsis Kheev Ntxub Ntxaug (Txuas mus ntxiv)
Raws li tsoom hwv teb chaws txoj cai lij choj hais txog cov cai pej xeem thiab Teb Chaws
Meskas Feem Hauj Lwm Saib Xyuas Kev Ua Qoob Loo (US Department of Agriculture, USDA)
cov kev cai thiab cov cai hais txog cai pej xeem, lub chaw ua hauj lwm no raug txwv tsis pub
muaj kev ntxub ntxaug vim yog saib raws haiv neeg, xim tawv nqaij, lub teb chaws yug, poj
niam los sis txiv neej (xws li kev txheeb qhia tias yog poj niam los txiv neej thiab kev nyiam rau
fab kev sib daj sib deev), kev xiam oob qhab, hnub nyoog, los sis kev pauj kua zaub ntsuab los
sis kev ua pauj rau kev sawv nqua hu cov cai pej xeem yav ua ntej.
Lub khoos kas no cov ntaub ntawv kuj yuav muaj ua lwm hom lus uas tsis yog lus Askiv thiab.
Cov neeg xiam oob qhab uas xav tau lwm txoj hauv kev sib txuas lus los txais lub khoos kas no
cov ntaub ntawv (xws li Cov Ntawv Rau Neeg Dig Muag, cov ntawv luam ua tus ntawv loj, cov
suab kaw lus, Hom Lus Piav Tes Meskas, thiab lwm yam) yuav tsum tiv tauj rau Lub Chaw Ua
Hauj Lwm hauv Lub Lav los sis hauv cheeb tsam uas yog tus saib xyuas lub khoos kas los sis
USDA lub TARGET Center ntawm tus xov tooj 202-720-2600 (kaw suab thiab TTY) los sis tiv
tauj rau USDA dhau los ntawm Federal Relay Service ntawm tus xov tooj 800-877-8339.
Txhawm rau ua daim ntawv tsis txaus siab txog kev ntxub ntxaug hauv lub khoos kas, Tus Neeg
Tsis Txaus Siab yuav tsum ua kom tiav Daim Foos AD-3027, USDA Daim Foos Hais Kev Tsis
Txaus Siab Hauv Lub Khoos Kas uas yog tuaj yeem mus muab tau nyob hauv online ntawm:
USDA txhua lub chaw ua hauj lwm, los ntawm kev hu rau tus xov tooj 866-632-9992, los sis
yog los ntawm kev sau ntawv rau USDA qhov chaw nyob. Tsab ntawv yuav tsum muaj tus neeg
tsis txaus siab lub npe, chaw nyob, nab npawb xov tooj, thiab sau cov lus piav qhia qhov kev
ntxub ntxaug uas koj tau iab liam kom ntxaws txaus los qhia rau Tus Tub Tuav Ntaub Ntawv
Pab rau Cov Cai Pej Xeem (Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, ASCR) hais txog qhov xwm
txheej thiab hnub tim uas muaj qhov kev yuam cov cai pej xeem uas raug iab liam ntawd tshwm
sim. Yuav tsum muab daim foos AD-3027 los sis tsab ntawv uas sau tiav lawm xa mus rau
USDA los ntawm:
- xa pais xab nis:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; los sis - fev:
833-256-1665 los sis 202-690-7442; los sis - xa email:
program.intake@usda.gov
Lub chaw ua hauj lwm no yog ib lub chaw uas muaj vaj huam sib luag.