Benefits in your state
Benefits in Utah
Where to apply and who to call in Utah. For services near you, see the Utah state page.
Medicaid
- Program
- Utah Medicaid (Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); eligibility by Department of Workforce Services (DWS))
- Apply online
- medicaid.utah.gov/apply-medicaid
- By phone
- (866) 435-7414 (Salt Lake County (801) 526-0950)
- In person
- Apply at any Department of Workforce Services (DWS) office. Find an office
- If you get SSISupplemental Security Income: monthly payments from Social Security for people with disabilities who have low income and few savings.
- Utah does not enroll SSI recipients automatically; people on SSI must file a separate Medicaid application with DWS (Utah is an SSI criteria state).
- If you work
- Medicaid Work Incentive (MWI): lets working people with disabilities get Medicaid by paying a monthly premium based on income. Apply through DWS.
Medicare Savings Programs and the Medicaid Buy-In also go through this office. How Medicaid works.
Food
- SNAP: find the Utah SNAP office in the USDA state directory, or call 211.
- Find your food bank and home-delivered meals.
- SNAP rules for people with disabilities
Bills and phone
- Energy help (LIHEAP): call 1-866-674-6327 to be sent to your local office.
- Lifeline phone or internet discount: lifelinesupport.org.
- More on bills, shutoffs and housing
Legal help
- Disability rights agency (free)
- Disability Law Center, (800) 662-9080
- Legal aid
- LawHelp.org and the LSC legal aid finder
Planning forms
Free Utah advance directive forms, with instructions: Utah forms at CaringInfo. What each form does.
People who help for free
- 211: call or text 2-1-1.
- Medicare counseling (SHIP): shiphelp.org.
- Area Agency on Aging and Aging and Disability Resource Center: Eldercare Locator, 1-800-677-1116.
- Work and benefits counseling (WIPA): choosework.ssa.gov/findhelp.
- Search Utah services in the Atlas
Medicaid details checked October 9, 2026. Disability rights agency from the NDRN member list; forms from CaringInfo. Last reviewed November 9, 2026.
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