District Health Department #10 (DHD#10) highlights the Michigan Women, Infants, and Children (MI-WIC) changes for 2023. The new MI-WIC policy is effective June 1, 2023 and has significant increases. MI-WIC and DHD#10 encourage families to contact their local WIC agency to apply.
New updated income guidelines for WIC include:
- Family of 2 - $36,482 annual income, $702 weekly income
- Family of 3 - $45,991 annual income, $885 weekly income
- Family of 4 - $55,500 annual income, $1,068 weekly income
- Family of 5 - $65,009 annual income, $1,251 weekly income
- Family of 6 - $74, 518 annual income, $1434 weekly income
(A Pregnant woman is counted as one + the number of Infants expected when determining income eligibility for the Total Economic Unit)
DHD#10 residents that are pregnant or have had a baby within the last six months, are currently breastfeeding, or are the parent of guardian of a child up to the age of 5, are encouraged to contact their local DHD#10 WIC office. Those numbers can be found here: https://www.dhd10.org/men-women/mw-wic-2/.