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    WIC Applicant Qualifications

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    WIC Applicant Qualifications

    Do You Qualify?

    You must:

    • Reside in Delaware;
    • Have a nutritional risk;
    • Meet income guidelines;

    and be a:

    • Pregnant woman (through pregnancy and up to 6 weeks after birth or after pregnancy ends) or
    • Breastfeeding woman (up to the infant’s 1st birthday) or
    • Postpartum woman, who is not breastfeeding (up to 6 months after the birth of an infant or after pregnancy ends) or
    • Child or infant less than 5 years old.

    In addition:

    • Parent(s), step-parent(s), guardian(s), or foster parent(s) may apply for their children who qualify.
    • You do not need to be married to apply.
    • You do not need to be a US citizen to receive WIC.

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