Free and Reduced School Lunch Income Checker 2026-27

130% of the 2026 poverty line. For a household of four in the 48 states that is $42,900 a year, $3,575 a month or $825 a week; in Alaska $53,625 and in Hawaii $49,335 a year.

Yes at the federal level. WIC uses 185% of the poverty line, the same as reduced-price school meals: $61,050 a year for a family of four in 2026-27. A state may set a lower WIC limit but not a higher one, and people on SNAP, TANF or Medicaid pass the income test automatically.

Yes. Children in a household that gets SNAP, TANF or FDPIR are categorically eligible for free meals, as are foster, homeless, migrant, runaway and Head Start children.

In 2026-27: California, Colorado (in districts that opt in), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York and Vermont give every public-school pupil free breakfast and lunch, as checked on official pages on 18 October 2026. Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware and Pennsylvania make breakfast free for all. Schools using the federal Community Eligibility Provision also serve free meals to every pupil.