People who get SNAP may also be able to get WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children). Of course, they have to follow all of USDA’s rules. The same thing they did to get Supplemental Security Income.
You can use an online tool to check if you are eligible for WIC, which is good. This will save you time and help you learn more about whether you can get this benefit program. Click on the link below.
Why SNAP recipients may have it easier to qualify for WIC?
The Food and Nutrition Service’s website says that everyone who wants to join the WIC program must meet certain income requirements. In fact, the least amount of money you make is the Income Standard.
That’s between 100% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines and 185% of the FPIG. Every year, they are made better. In fact, people who get SNAP can automatically become eligible for income because their income has already been checked.
If your income is low enough, you may be able to get WIC even if you also get SNAP. People who get Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Medicaid can also do this.
What other requirements are there to get WIC, apart from income?
The Food and Nutrition Service has set a total of 4 rules. Besides SNAP, these are the things you need to do to get WIC:
- Nutritional Risk
- Income
- Residential
- Categorical
It’s important to know that WIC helps women, kids, and babies. For example, women who are pregnant, have just given birth, or are breastfeeding. Babies are eligible until they turn one year old.
Kids up to 5 years old can join. People who want to apply for WIC must live in the state where they are applying.
The rules are the same as for SNAP benefits. Remember that you don’t have to live in a state for a certain amount of time. It is also important to meet the nutrition risk requirement.
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