WIC Eligibility

Hello! Anyone from California who applied to WIC and is not married to their partner- Did you include your partner in the household income? I was told this weekend because I am the head of household and because we are not married I don't have to include him but I'm not sure how it works since household income is anyone who shares expenses with you. Can someone give me advice? My partner works full time too and we live together but WIC would really helps us out.
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no you don't have to

It’s up to you, You can add him and you can not. When they signed me up they added him since he’s dad and we live together and everything- it didn’t make a difference I think so don’t stress too much, WIC is great

I didn’t mention him because his income would be higher so they wouldn’t give us as much

I wouldn’t mention him at all on your application

Do you get Medicaid? If so no incomode proof is required

I didnt and I get WIC for both of my kids and for me

don’t add him you’ll get more benefits lol

I didn’t mention mine because he’s military & they say we make too much, when we don’t see any of it because it goes to our housing. They’ve been really good for us so far!! I’m head of house and make a significantly amount less than him!

No don't add him

@Emely how for you are you breastfeeding?

@Zohi for a year

With my first born two years but it was hard to get him off of it so with this one a year

Is it true they require yearly bloodwork as part of the application?

@Angela is yours a bf or husband…? Just wondering cause I recently got married and husband makes significantly more than I do but all our money goes to rent and bills so we need all the help we can get…

@Ivi husband! I didn’t add him since they count BAH on it as something you see when we don’t see it at all. I had to tel lthem we were separated so we could be eligible

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@Angela what’s BAH? Did you tell them like verbally you’re separated or was it more legal like an affidavit…? 😅

@Ivi BAH is military rent money basically. I just told her we were separated and we still lived together (at the time we were going through the seperation)

@Angela ohhh I see. Thanks for the responses!! HM. Not sure what to do.

@Ivi aint nothing wrong with a little white lie to get you what you need for baby! I’m from NC so the prices here are 6x more than back home. You gotta do what you gotta do

I wouldn’t include him or mention him.

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