(1)(a) To be eligible for assistance for any program listed in Section R986-100-102, a client must be living in Utah voluntarily and not for a temporary purpose.
- (b) There is no requirement that a client have a fixed place of residence.
- (c) An individual is not eligible for public assistance in Utah if they are receiving public assistance in another state.
- (2) The Department may require that a household live in the area served by the local office in which they apply.
(3) An individual is not eligible for public assistance if they are:
- (a) in the custody of the criminal justice system;
- (b) a resident of a facility administered by the criminal justice system;
- (c) a resident of a nursing home;
- (d) hospitalized; or
- (e) a resident in an institution.
- (4) An individual who resides in a temporary shelter, including a domestic violence shelter, for a limited period is eligible for public assistance if they meet the other eligibility requirements.
(5)(a) A resident of a substance abuse or mental health facility may be eligible if they meet every other eligibility requirement.
(b) To be eligible for SNAP, the substance abuse or mental health facility must be an approved facility. Approval is given by the Department.
- (i) An approved facility shall notify the Department and give a change report form to a client when the client leaves the facility and tell the client to return the form to the local office.
- (ii) The change report form serves to notify the Department that the client no longer lives in the approved facility.
- (6) Residents of a group home may be eligible for SNAP provided the group home is an approved facility. The Department of Health and Human Services provides approval for group homes.
KEY: employment support procedures, hearing procedures, public assistance, SNAP
Date of Last Change: December 29, 2022
Notice of Continuation: August 14, 2025
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 35A-3-101 et seq.; 35A-3-301 et seq.; 35A-3-401 et seq.