Utah grants
& benefits: Targeted Adult Medicaid, renter refunds and the Social Security credit.

Adult Expansion Medicaid covers residents 19 through 64 who are citizens or legal residents and meet the income limit. DHHS lists a gross limit of $1,769 a month for one person and $3,658 for a household of four. Call DWS at 1-866-435-7414 to check eligibility or apply.

Utah has tried a work rule before. Its community engagement requirement began January 1, 2020, was suspended on April 1, 2020 during the COVID-19 emergency, and lost federal approval on August 10, 2021.

A federal law, H.R. 1, brings a new version on January 1, 2027. Adults in Adult Expansion or Targeted Adult Medicaid who are not excluded must show 80 hours a month of work, job training, school at least half time or volunteering, or earnings of at least $580. Some adults will also renew every 6 months instead of 12.

• Pregnant or receiving postpartum Medicaid
• Parent, guardian or caregiver of a child 13 or younger, or of a person with a disability
• Veteran with a 100% disability
• Medically frail or with special needs
• American Indian or Alaska Native, once that status is verified with DWS
• In a drug or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program

For how the federal program works in every state, read our Medicaid program guide.

Targeted Adult Medicaid (TAM) was approved by CMS on November 1, 2017 for adults without dependent children whose household income is at or below 5% of the federal poverty level. It is far narrower than expansion coverage and is built around three groups.

Those groups are adults who are chronically homeless, adults involved in the justice system who need substance use or mental health treatment, and adults who need substance use or mental health treatment. DHHS says changes take effect July 1, 2027, when TAM members may move to Adult Expansion.

The 2025 Legislature cut the flat income tax rate to 4.5% through HB 106. The Social Security benefits credit offsets that tax on taxable retirement, disability and survivor benefits reported on your return.

The credit starts shrinking once income passes $54,000 for single filers, $90,000 for joint returns, heads of household and qualifying surviving spouses, or $45,000 for married filing separately. It drops by 2.5 cents for each dollar above those amounts.

Military retirees can claim a credit equal to 4.5% of taxable military retirement pay. Anyone born on or before December 31, 1952 may take the older retirement credit of up to $450 instead, but it cannot be combined with the Social Security or military credit.

Workers get a Utah earned income tax credit worth 20% of the federal credit. You must qualify for and claim the federal credit in the same year and have Utah income reported on a W-2.

The federal credit that sets the state amount is explained in our EITC program guide.

The Tax Commission's renter refund returns part of the rent paid in 2025 to residents who were 66 or older by December 31, 2025, and to unmarried widows or widowers of any age. Household income must be $44,221 or less, you must have lived in Utah all year, and no one else can claim you as a dependent.

The refund is a share of rent, from 9.5% at the lowest incomes down to 2.5%. Filing online through Taxpayer Access Point (TAP) is fastest, and paper Form TC-90CB also works. The deadline for 2025 rent is December 31, 2026. Questions go to 801-297-6254.

Homeowners apply to the county instead. The homeowner's credit uses the same income scale, and Pub 36 lists age 67 or older, or an unmarried surviving spouse, for the 2026 credit. A low-income abatement can cut 50% of the year's tax, up to $1,412, for owners 67 or older or with a disability or extreme hardship.

• 2025 income $0 to $15,033: up to $1,412
• $15,034 to $20,048: up to $1,245
• $20,049 to $25,057: up to $1,082
• $25,058 to $30,069: up to $835
• $30,070 to $35,083: up to $674
• $35,084 to $39,796: up to $429
• $39,797 to $44,221: up to $262

Veterans with a disability incurred in the line of duty can exempt up to $535,459 of their residence's taxable value this year. The amount depends on the disability percentage and unemployability classification, and no exemption applies below a 10% rating. Unmarried surviving spouses and minor orphans can also qualify.

The application goes to the county where the home sits, with proof of military service and of disability or death. Active or reserve members who served outside Utah for 200 days in a continuous 365-day period have a separate exemption.

Blind owners can exempt up to $11,500 of taxable value. Owners 75 or older may defer property tax under the mandatory senior deferral if 2025 household income was $88,442 or less and other tests are met. Deferred tax builds interest, and you must reapply every year.

HEAT is Utah's version of LIHEAP, for households up to 150% of the federal poverty level. Homes with someone 60 or older, a person with a disability or a child under 6 can apply from October 1. Everyone else can apply from November 1, through September 30 or until federal funds run out.

If a shut-off is close, your local HEAT office can look at crisis assistance. SNAP applications go through myCase, an employment center, or a mailed form you can request at 801-526-0950 or 866-435-7414.

General Assistance pays time-limited cash to single adults and couples with no children living with them half the time or more. You must verify an impairment that stops you from working any hours in any job for 60 days or longer, and you may be required to pursue SSI or SSDI.

Utah's 130% limit, the soft drink rule and deposit dates are in our Utah food stamps guide.

Federal rules behind HEAT, and what other states pay, are in our LIHEAP program guide.

For SSI rules that apply in every state, see our SSI program guide.