Notice2024-02922
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): 2024/2025 Income Eligibility Guidelines
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February 13, 2024
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Agriculture DepartmentFood and Nutrition Service
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Agriculture ("Department") announces adjusted income eligibility guidelines to be used by State agencies in determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). These income eligibility guidelines are to be used in conjunction with the WIC Regulations.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10022-10024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02922]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC): 2024/2025 Income Eligibility Guidelines
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (``Department'') announces
adjusted income eligibility guidelines to be used by State agencies in
determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate
in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC). These income eligibility guidelines are to be used in
conjunction with the WIC Regulations.
DATES: Applicable date July 1, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Post, Chief, WIC
Administration, Benefits, and Certification Branch, Policy Division,
FNS, USDA, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, 703-457-
7708.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Executive Order 12866
This notice is exempt from review by the Office of Management and
Budget under Executive Order 12866.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
This action is not a rule as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612) and thus is exempt from the provisions of this
Act.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This notice does not contain reporting or recordkeeping
requirements subject to approval by the Office of Management and Budget
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507).
Executive Order 12372
This program is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Programs under No. 10.557 and is subject to the provisions
of Executive Order 12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation
with State and local officials (7 CFR part 3015, subpart V, 48 FR
29100, June 24, 1983, and 49 FR 22675, May 31, 1984).
Description
Section 17(d)(2)(A) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(2)(A)), requires the Secretary of Agriculture to
establish income criteria to be used with nutritional risk criteria in
determining a person's eligibility for participation in the WIC
Program. The law provides that persons will be income-eligible for the
WIC Program if they are members of families that satisfy the income
standard prescribed for reduced-price school meals under section 9(b)
of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1758(b)). Under section 9(b), the income limit for reduced-price school
meals is 185 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines, as adjusted.
Section 9(b) also requires that these guidelines be revised
annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. The annual
revision for 2024 was published by the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) at 89 FR 2961 on January 17, 2024. The guidelines
published by HHS are referred to as the ``poverty guidelines.''
Program Regulations at 7 CFR 246.7(d)(1) specify that State
agencies may prescribe income guidelines either equaling the income
guidelines established under Section 9 of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act for reduced-price school meals, or identical
to State or local guidelines for free or reduced-price health care.
However, in conforming WIC income guidelines to State or local
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health care guidelines, the State cannot establish WIC guidelines which
exceed the guidelines for reduced-price school meals, or which are less
than 100 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines. Consistent with the
method used to compute income eligibility guidelines for reduced-price
meals under the National School Lunch Program, the poverty guidelines
were multiplied by 1.85 and the results rounded upward to the next
whole dollar.
Currently, the Department is publishing the maximum and minimum WIC
income eligibility guidelines by household size for the period of July
1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Consistent with section 17(f)(17) of
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1786(f)(17)), a
State agency may implement the revised WIC income eligibility
guidelines concurrently with the implementation of income eligibility
guidelines under the Medicaid Program established under Title XIX of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396, et seq.). State agencies may
coordinate implementation with the revised Medicaid guidelines, i.e.,
earlier in the year, but in no case may implementation take place later
than July 1, 2024. State agencies that do not coordinate implementation
with the revised Medicaid guidelines must implement the WIC income
eligibility guidelines on or before July 1, 2024.
Income Eligibility Guidelines
[Effective from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025]
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Federal poverty guidelines--100% Reduced price meals--185%
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Household size Twice- Twice-
Annual Monthly monthly Bi-weekly Weekly Annual Monthly monthly Bi-weekly Weekly
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48 Contiguous States, DC, Guam and Territories
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1............................... $15,060 $1,255 $628 $580 $290 $27,861 $2,322 $1,161 $1,072 $536
2............................... 20,440 1,704 852 787 394 37,814 3,152 1,576 1,455 728
3............................... 25,820 2,152 1,076 994 497 47,767 3,981 1,991 1,838 919
4............................... 31,200 2,600 1,300 1,200 600 57,720 4,810 2,405 2,220 1,110
5............................... 36,580 3,049 1,525 1,407 704 67,673 5,640 2,820 2,603 1,302
6............................... 41,960 3,497 1,749 1,614 807 77,626 6,469 3,235 2,986 1,493
7............................... 47,340 3,945 1,973 1,821 911 87,579 7,299 3,650 3,369 1,685
8............................... 52,720 4,394 2,197 2,028 1014 97,532 8,128 4,064 3,752 1,876
Each add'l family member add.... + 5,380 + 449 + 225 + 207 + 104 + 9,953 + 830 + 415 + 383 + 192
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Alaska
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1............................... 18,810 1,568 784 724 362 34,799 2,900 1,450 1,339 670
2............................... 25,540 2,129 1,065 983 492 47,249 3,938 1,969 1,818 909
3............................... 32,270 2,690 1,345 1,242 621 59,700 4,975 2,488 2,297 1,149
4............................... 39,000 3,250 1,625 1,500 750 72,150 6,013 3,007 2,775 1,388
5............................... 45,730 3,811 1,906 1,759 880 84,601 7,051 3,526 3,254 1,627
6............................... 52,460 4,372 2,186 2,018 1,009 97,051 8,088 4,044 3,733 1,867
7............................... 59,190 4,933 2,467 2,277 1,139 109,502 9,126 4,563 4,212 2,106
8............................... 65,920 5,494 2,747 2,536 1,268 121,952 10,163 5,082 4,691 2,346
Each add'l family member add.... + 6,730 + 561 + 281 + 259 + 130 + 12,451 + 1,038 + 519 + 479 + 240
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Hawaii
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1............................... 17,310 1,443 722 666 333 32,024 2,669 1,335 1,232 616
2............................... 23,500 1,959 980 904 452 43,475 3,623 1,812 1,673 837
3............................... 29,690 2,475 1,238 1,142 571 54,927 4,578 2,289 2,113 1,057
4............................... 35,880 2,990 1,495 1,380 690 66,378 5,532 2,766 2,553 1,277
5............................... 42,070 3,506 1,753 1,619 810 77,830 6,486 3,243 2,994 1,497
6............................... 48,260 4,022 2,011 1,857 929 89,281 7,441 3,721 3,434 1,717
7............................... 54,450 4,538 2,269 2,095 1,048 100,733 8,395 4,198 3,875 1,938
8............................... 60,640 5,054 2,527 2,333 1,167 112,184 9,349 4,675 4,315 2,158
Each add'l family member add.... + 6,190 + 516 + 258 + 239 + 120 + 11,452 + 955 + 478 + 441 + 221
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Income Eligibility Guidelines
[Effective from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025]
Household Size Larger Than 8
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Federal poverty guidelines--100% Reduced price meals--185%
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Household size Twice- Twice-
Annual Monthly monthly Bi-weekly Weekly Annual Monthly monthly Bi-weekly Weekly
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48 Contiguous States, DC, Guam and Territories
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9............................... $58,100 $4,842 $2,421 $2,235 $1,118 $107,485 $8,958 $4,479 $4,135 $2,068
10.............................. 63,480 5,290 2,645 2,442 1,221 117,438 9,787 4,894 4,517 2,259
11.............................. 68,860 5,739 2,870 2,649 1,325 127,391 10,616 5,308 4,900 2,450
12.............................. 74,240 6,187 3,094 2,856 1,428 137,344 11,446 5,723 5,283 2,642
13.............................. 79,620 6,635 3,318 3,063 1,532 147,297 12,275 6,138 5,666 2,833
14.............................. 85,000 7,084 3,542 3,270 1,635 157,250 13,105 6,553 6,049 3,025
15.............................. 90,380 7,532 3,766 3,477 1,739 167,203 13,934 6,967 6,431 3,216
16.............................. 95,760 7,980 3,990 3,684 1,842 177,156 14,763 7,382 6,814 3,407
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Each add'l family member add.... + 5,380 + 449 + 225 + 207 + 104 + 9,953 + 830 + 415 + 383 + 192
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Alaska
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9............................... 72,650 6,055 3,028 2,795 1,398 134,403 11,201 5,601 5,170 2,585
10.............................. 79,380 6,615 3,308 3,054 1,527 146,853 12,238 6,119 5,649 2,825
11.............................. 86,110 7,176 3,588 3,312 1,656 159,304 13,276 6,638 6,128 3,064
12.............................. 92,840 7,737 3,869 3,571 1,786 171,754 14,313 7,157 6,606 3,303
13.............................. 99,570 8,298 4,149 3,830 1,915 184,205 15,351 7,676 7,085 3,543
14.............................. 106,300 8,859 4,430 4,089 2,045 196,655 16,388 8,194 7,564 3,782
15.............................. 113,030 9,420 4,710 4,348 2,174 209,106 17,426 8,713 8,043 4,022
16.............................. 119,760 9,980 4,990 4,607 2,304 221,556 18,463 9,232 8,522 4,261
Each add'l family member add.... + 6,730 + 561 + 281 + 259 + 130 + 12,451 + 1,038 + 519 + 479 + 240
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Hawaii
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9............................... 66,830 5,570 2,785 2,571 1,286 123,636 10,303 5,152 4,756 2,378
10.............................. 73,020 6,085 3,043 2,809 1,405 135,087 11,258 5,629 5,196 2,598
11.............................. 79,210 6,601 3,301 3,047 1,524 146,539 12,212 6,106 5,637 2,819
12.............................. 85,400 7,117 3,559 3,285 1,643 157,990 13,166 6,583 6,077 3,039
13.............................. 91,590 7,633 3,817 3,523 1,762 169,442 14,121 7,061 6,517 3,259
14.............................. 97,780 8,149 4,075 3,761 1,881 180,893 15,075 7,538 6,958 3,479
15.............................. 103,970 8,665 4,333 3,999 2,000 192,345 16,029 8,015 7,398 3,699
16.............................. 110,160 9,180 4,590 4,237 2,119 203,796 16,983 8,492 7,839 3,920
Each add'l family member add.... + 6,190 + 516 + 258 + 239 + 120 + 11,452 + 955 + 478 + 441 + 221
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The table of this Notice contains the income limits by household
size for the 48 contiguous States, the District of Columbia, and all
United States Territories, including Guam. Separate tables for Alaska
and Hawaii have been included for the convenience of the State agencies
because the poverty guidelines for Alaska and Hawaii are higher than
for the 48 contiguous States.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1786.
Cynthia Long,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-02922 Filed 2-12-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
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