Social Security disability
Disability benefits in Utah
Social Security rules are the same in every state. This page covers what is different in Utah: who decides your claim, state money added to SSI, Medicaid, hearings and free help.
You have 60 days to appeal each decision, plus 5 days for mail.
Who decides your claim in Utah?
Disability Determination Services (DDS)
This state office decides if you meet Social Security's medical rules for disability (SSDI and SSI). It is only responsible for the medical part of your claim. Social Security checks the other rules, like work credits and income.
- Part of
- Utah Department of Workforce Services, Utah State Office of Rehabilitation (USOR)
- Phone
- (800) 221-3493
Does Utah add money to SSI?
Fifteen Dollar State Supplemental Payment (SSP)
Utah's state supplement is only for people who get SSI, are on Utah Medicaid, and live in a medical institution such as a nursing home where Social Security limits SSI to $30 a month. Other SSI recipients do not get a Utah state supplement.
Paid by: the state
| Who | State part | Total per month with SSI | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSI recipient in a Medicaid-funded medical institution (such as a nursing home) whose SSI is limited to $30 a month | $15 | $45 | February 1, 2008 |
The total uses the federal SSI amount for that living arrangement. For people living on their own, the federal SSI part is $994 a month for one person or $1,491 for a couple in 2026. In another person's household or in a medical facility it is less.
- How to apply
- You do not need to apply. The state pays the $15 automatically when you meet the rules.
- Contact
- Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Medicaid
1-866-435-7414 (Medicaid eligibility questions)
https://oepmanuals.dhhs.utah.gov/600/661_Fifteen_Dollar_State_Supplemental_Payment_(SSP).htm
Medicaid in Utah
Utah Medicaid does not start automatically when you get SSI. You must apply to the state. Utah uses SSI rules to decide Medicaid for people who are aged, blind or disabled.
- Program
- Utah Medicaid
- Medicaid agency
- Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Medicaid
https://medicaid.utah.gov/
1-866-435-7414 (eligibility questions)
Medicaid for working people with disabilities: Medicaid Work Incentive (MWI)
MWI is Medicaid for people who meet Social Security's disability rules and have earned income. Your household income must be under 250% of the federal poverty level. If your household net income is at or under 100% of the poverty level, you pay no premium. Above that, you pay a monthly premium.
State disability and paid leave in Utah
Utah has no state-run short-term disability or paid medical leave program listed here.
Hearing offices and federal court in Utah
1 hearing office serves Utah. Hearing office locator (Social Security)
Salt Lake City, UT Hearing Office
Hearing office
- Address
- Suite 3102, 125 South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84138
- Phone
- (877) 628-6579
- Fax
- (833) 748-0029
Federal district court
If you appeal to federal court, you file in the district court that covers your county.
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Court help for people without a lawyer
Counties covered (29)
- Box Elder
- Cache
- Davis
- Morgan
- Rich
- Weber
- Beaver
- Carbon
- Daggett
- Duchesne
- Emery
- Garfield
- Grand
- Iron
- Juab
- Kane
- Millard
- Piute
- Salt Lake
- San Juan
- Sanpete
- Sevier
- Summit
- Tooele
- Uintah
- Utah
- Wasatch
- Washington
- Wayne
Free help in Utah
Legal aid
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation (USOR) - Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Workforce Services
Good to know in Utah
- Utah's only state supplement is $15 a month for SSI recipients on Medicaid who live in a medical institution like a nursing home. It is paid automatically. (Utah DHHS Medicaid Policy Manual 661, https://oepmanuals.dhhs.utah.gov/600/661_Fifteen_Dollar_State_Supplemental_Payment_(SSP).htm)
- Utah's Medicaid Work Incentive (MWI) lets people with disabilities who work keep Medicaid with household income under 250% of the poverty level. (Utah DHHS)
More RobinClaim guides for Utah → · All states
Sources
- Utah DWS/USOR - Disability Determination Services
- Utah DHHS Medicaid Policy Manual 661 - Fifteen Dollar State Supplemental Payment (SSP)
- SSA POMS SI 01415.058 - Federally administered optional supplements, January 2026 (Utah not listed)
- SSA POMS SI 01715.010 - Medicaid and the SSI Program
- Utah DHHS - Medicaid Work Incentive Program
- Utah DWS/USOR - Vocational Rehabilitation
- NDRN - Member Agencies (Utah)
- LSC - Our Grantees (Utah: Utah Legal Services, Inc.)
- Utah Legal Services
- 28 U.S.C. 125 - Utah (one district, two divisions) (govinfo)
- SSA Ticket to Work - Find Help (WIPA search)
- Social Security: office locator
- Social Security: hearing office locator
Last checked: November 2026