[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 45 (Monday, March 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11598-11600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03576]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC): 2025/2026 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, 2025.
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
2025 was published by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
at 90 FR 5917 on January 17, 2025. 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 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, 2025, through June 30, 2026. 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, 2025. State agencies that do not coordinate implementation
with the revised Medicaid guidelines must implement the WIC income
eligibility guidelines on or before July 1, 2025.
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Income Eligibility Guidelines
[Effective from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026]
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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............................... $15,650 $1,305 $653 $602 $301 $28,953 $2,413 $1,207 $1,114 $557
2............................... 21,150 1,763 882 814 407 39,128 3,261 1,631 1,505 753
3............................... 26,650 2,221 1,111 1,025 513 49,303 4,109 2,055 1,897 949
4............................... 32,150 2,680 1,340 1,237 619 59,478 4,957 2,479 2,288 1,144
5............................... 37,650 3,138 1,569 1,449 725 69,653 5,805 2,903 2,679 1,340
6............................... 43,150 3,596 1,798 1,660 830 79,828 6,653 3,327 3,071 1,536
7............................... 48,650 4,055 2,028 1,872 936 90,003 7,501 3,751 3,462 1,731
8............................... 54,150 4,513 2,257 2,083 1042 100,178 8,349 4,175 3,853 1,927
Each add'l family member add.... + $5,500 + $459 + $230 + $212 + $106 + $10,175 + $848 + $424 + $392 + $196
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Alaska
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1............................... 19,550 1,630 815 752 376 36,168 3,014 1,507 1,392 696
2............................... 26,430 2,203 1,102 1,017 509 48,896 4,075 2,038 1,881 941
3............................... 33,310 2,776 1,388 1,282 641 61,624 5,136 2,568 2,371 1,186
4............................... 40,190 3,350 1,675 1,546 773 74,352 6,196 3,098 2,860 1,430
5............................... 47,070 3,923 1,962 1,811 906 87,080 7,257 3,629 3,350 1,675
6............................... 53,950 4,496 2,248 2,075 1,038 99,808 8,318 4,159 3,839 1,920
7............................... 60,830 5,070 2,535 2,340 1,170 112,536 9,378 4,689 4,329 2,165
8............................... 67,710 5,643 2,822 2,605 1,303 125,264 10,439 5,220 4,818 2,409
Each add'l family member add.... + $6,880 + $574 + $287 + $265 + $133 + $12,728 + $1,061 + $531 + $490 + $245
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Hawaii
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1............................... 17,990 1,500 750 692 346 33,282 2,774 1,387 1,281 641
2............................... 24,320 2,027 1,014 936 468 44,992 3,750 1,875 1,731 866
3............................... 30,650 2,555 1,278 1,179 590 56,703 4,726 2,363 2,181 1,091
4............................... 36,980 3,082 1,541 1,423 712 68,413 5,702 2,851 2,632 1,316
5............................... 43,310 3,610 1,805 1,666 833 80,124 6,677 3,339 3,082 1,541
6............................... 49,640 4,137 2,069 1,910 955 91,834 7,653 3,827 3,533 1,767
7............................... 55,970 4,665 2,333 2,153 1,077 103,545 8,629 4,315 3,983 1,992
8............................... 62,300 5,192 2,596 2,397 1,199 115,255 9,605 4,803 4,433 2,217
Each add'l family member add.... + $6,330 + $528 + $264 + $244 + $122 + $11,711 + $976 + $488 + $451 + $226
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Income Eligibility Guidelines
[Effective from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026]
[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............................... $59,650 $4,971 $2,486 $2,295 $1,148 $110,353 $9,197 $4,599 $4,245 $2,123
10.............................. 65,150 5,430 2,715 2,506 1,253 120,528 10,044 5,022 4,636 2,318
11.............................. 70,650 5,888 2,944 2,718 1,359 130,703 10,892 5,446 5,028 2,514
12.............................. 76,150 6,346 3,173 2,929 1,465 140,878 11,740 5,870 5,419 2,710
13.............................. 81,650 6,805 3,403 3,141 1,571 151,053 12,588 6,294 5,810 2,905
14.............................. 87,150 7,263 3,632 3,352 1,676 161,228 13,436 6,718 6,202 3,101
15.............................. 92,650 7,721 3,861 3,564 1,782 171,403 14,284 7,142 6,593 3,297
16.............................. 98,150 8,180 4,090 3,775 1,888 181,578 15,132 7,566 6,984 3,492
Each add'l family member add.... + $5,500 + $459 + $230 + $212 + $106 + $10,175 + $848 + $424 + $392 + $196
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Alaska
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9............................... 74,590 6,216 3,108 2,869 1,435 137,992 11,500 5,750 5,308 2,654
10.............................. 81,470 6,790 3,395 3,134 1,567 150,720 12,560 6,280 5,797 2,899
11.............................. 88,350 7,363 3,682 3,399 1,700 163,448 13,621 6,811 6,287 3,144
12.............................. 95,230 7,936 3,968 3,663 1,832 176,176 14,682 7,341 6,776 3,388
13.............................. 102,110 8,510 4,255 3,928 1,964 188,904 15,742 7,871 7,266 3,633
14.............................. 108,990 9,083 4,542 4,192 2,096 201,632 16,803 8,402 7,756 3,878
15.............................. 115,870 9,656 4,828 4,457 2,229 214,360 17,864 8,932 8,245 4,123
16.............................. 122,750 10,230 5,115 4,722 2,361 227,088 18,924 9,462 8,735 4,368
Each add'l family member add.... + $6,880 + $567 + $284 + $262 + $131 + $12,580 + $1,049 + $525 + $484 + $242
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Hawaii
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9............................... 68,630 5,720 2,860 2,640 1,320 126,966 10,581 5,291 4,884 2,442
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10.............................. 74,960 6,247 3,124 2,884 1,442 138,676 11,557 5,779 5,334 2,667
11.............................. 81,290 6,775 3,388 3,127 1,564 150,387 12,533 6,267 5,785 2,893
12.............................. 87,620 7,302 3,651 3,370 1,685 162,097 13,509 6,755 6,235 3,118
13.............................. 93,950 7,830 3,915 3,614 1,807 173,808 14,484 7,242 6,685 3,343
14.............................. 100,280 8,357 4,179 3,857 1,929 185,518 15,460 7,730 7,136 3,568
15.............................. 106,610 8,885 4,443 4,101 2,051 197,229 16,436 8,218 7,586 3,793
16.............................. 112,940 9,412 4,706 4,344 2,172 208,939 17,412 8,706 8,037 4,019
Each add'l family member add.... + $6,330 + $528 + $264 + $244 + $122 + $11,711 + $976 + $488 + $451 + $226
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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)
Tameka Owens,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
[FR Doc. 2025-03576 Filed 3-7-25; 8:45 am]
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