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Resource | Guidance Documents Publication of 2026-2027 WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines

This policy memorandum transmits the 2026-2027 Income Eligibility Guidelines (IEGs) for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

04/29/2026
Resource | Federal Register Notices WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines 2026-2027

The USDA announces adjusted income eligibility guidelines to be used by state agencies in determining the income eligibility of persons applying for WIC.

04/29/2026
Resource | Policy 2026-2027 SFMNP Income Eligibility Guidelines

This policy memorandum transmits the 2026-2027 Income Eligibility Guidelines for the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program.

04/10/2026
Resource | Federal Register Notices Child Nutrition Programs: Income Eligibility Guidelines (2026 - 2027)

This notice announces the Department's annual adjustments to the Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used in determining eligibility for free and reduced-price meals, free milk, and Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer benefits for the period from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.

04/09/2026
Resource | Policy The Emergency Food Assistance Program - Income Eligibility Guidelines for 2026

This TEFAP program guidance memorandum transmits the 2026 income guidelines for state agencies and tribes in determining the eligibility of individuals applying to participate in TEFAP.

02/10/2026
Resource | Policy Commodity Supplemental Food Program - Income Guidelines for 2026

This memorandum transmits the 2026 income guidelines for state agencies and tribes in determining the eligibility of individuals applying to participate in CSFP.

02/10/2026
Resource | Policy FDPIR - Applying the New Shelter/Utility Deduction and Calculating Net Monthly Income

This memorandum provides FDPIR administering agencies with guidance on how to apply the new shelter/utility deduction and outlines changes in the process to calculate a household’s net monthly income to account for the new shelter/utility deduction.

12/17/2024
Resource | Policy Federal and State Programs Conferring CSFP Income Eligibility

This memorandum provides CSFP state agencies, including ITOs, with guidance on the requirements  for conferring CSFP income eligibility through participation in  specific federal  programs  or state programs with income eligibility guidelines at or below the state agency’s CSFP threshold.

12/17/2024
Resource | Policy SNAP - Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Excluded from Income

This memo addresses whether state agencies should count certain Medicare Advantage (MA) supplemental benefits as income for SNAP purposes. 

12/05/2024
Resource | Federal Register Notices WIC 2024/2025 Income Eligibility Guidelines

USDA 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.

02/13/2024
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