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Massachusetts Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Benefits

Program Description

The WIC Program provides supplemental foods, nutrition education and referrals to health care, at no cost, to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are determined to be at nutritional risk. To be fully eligible for the WIC Program, applicants must be determined by a health professional, at no cost, to be at nutritional risk (i.e., have certain medical-based or diet-based risk conditions).

General Program Requirements

In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the state of Massachusetts; a pregnant, breastfeeding and/or postpartum woman; an infant or child up to 5 years of age; and individually determined by a health professional to be at nutrition risk.

In order to qualify, you must have an annual household income (before taxes) that is below the following amounts:

Household Size*	Maximum Income Level (Per Year)
1	$21,775
2	$29,471
3	$37,167
4	$44,863
5	$52,559
6	$60,255
7	$67,951
8	$75,647

A person who participates or has family members who participate in certain other benefit programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), automatically meets the income eligibility requirement.

Your Next Steps

The following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this program.

Application Process

To apply for WIC, call 1-800-WIC-1007 (1-800-942-1007).

Program Contact Information

For more information on Massachusetts WIC or to locate your local WIC provider, please visit the Massachusetts Center for Community Health (CCH) at:
http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/consumer/basic-needs/food/wic/

You can also write to:
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Nutrition Division - WIC Nutrition Program
250 Washington St., 6th floor
Boston, MA 02108

For Federal program information, visit USDA's Women, Infants, and Children program page.

You may also visit the U.S Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Toll-Free Numbers for WIC State Agencies page for a list of toll free numbers.