WIC in Connecticut
WIC in Connecticut uses 185 percent of the 2026 poverty guidelines, plus a category such as pregnancy or a child under 5. For four people, the poverty guideline is $33,000. This page does not invent a state option the rule does not list. This site does not approve or deny benefits.
Who meets the WIC income and category tests? Figures below use the 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000 for a household of four in Connecticut, unless the program uses its own dollar table.
The largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gap among ranked metros in Connecticut is $466: Bridgeport at $2,399 and Hartford at $1,933.
Connecticut taxes wages at rates up to 6.99%. Combined state and local sales tax is 6.3%. The ACS effective property tax rate is 1.66%.
A household of four with $48,000 of income is about 145 percent of the $33,000 poverty guideline and is likely eligible for WIC. Likely on the 185 percent income test.
Limits behind the page
| Household | 100% | 138% | 185% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,960 | $22,025 | $29,526 |
| 2 | $21,640 | $29,863 | $40,034 |
| 3 | $27,320 | $37,702 | $50,542 |
| 4 | $33,000 | $45,540 | $61,050 |
An illustrative household
Two adults, ages 34 and 32, filing jointly, plus children ages 8 and 3. Gross income $48,000 a year, about 145 percent of the poverty guideline in Connecticut. They rent. Nobody is marked disabled or pregnant.
WIC
Likely eligibleLikely on the 185 percent income test
- Someone is pregnant or under age 5, which is the categorical test. Household income is 145 percent of poverty. The federal WIC income standard is 185 percent.
- Postpartum status was not asked. Adjunctive eligibility through SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF can waive the income test. Those links are not fully chained here.
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Last checked: October 15, 2026
Sources
- WIC income standard, 7 CFR 246.7, applied to the 2026 HHS poverty guidelines
- HHS poverty guidelines for 2026
What changed
- October 15, 2026. The benefit rules file was checked against the sources listed here.
- January 15, 2026. HHS published the 2026 poverty guidelines in the Federal Register.
Other programs in Connecticut
- Food stamps (SNAP)
- Medicaid and CHIP
- School meals
- LIHEAP
- Earned Income Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credit
- Marketplace subsidies
- Lifeline
- SSI
- State programs
Large metros in Connecticut
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · 2-bedroom FMR $1,933
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT · 2-bedroom FMR $2,399
- New Haven, CT · 2-bedroom FMR $2,091