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If you’re receiving Utah food stamps benefits, you need to know about these perks! We lived in Utah for a while while we had food stamps but we had NO idea it could do so many amazing things!
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6 Things You Need to Know about Utah EBT
- Apply for Utah EBT online on the government website. This is the fastest and easiest way to apply for food benefits.
- Did you know you can buy this?! You can buy seeds and produce-bearing plants with your Utah food stamps card! You can also buy certain gift baskets and birthday cakes.
- Did you know you can shop here?! Did you know that Costco, farmer’s markets and even you-pick strawberry fields can accept EBT benefits? Some retailers even give you discounts or free stuff if you shop there with your food stamps card!
- Buy gift baskets and more! No joke – this is all part of the actual federal food stamps law. Here’s a list of unexpected things you can actually buy with your food stamps funds.
- You could qualify for more food stamps funds! We’ve found several ways that you can get more food stamps money each month. It’s all right there in the law! Some simple mistakes or oversights in the paperwork could cost you hundreds of dollars per month in food stamps funds.
- You can even get cash back from your food stamps card! It’s true and it’s legal – no cash benefits required. One of our readers earned an additional $437.84 just by shopping with her food stamps card. She uses that extra money to buy diapers and other essentials.
Got Utah food stamps? You could qualify for this!
Amazon offers discounted Amazon Prime memberships for customers who receive EBT or Medicaid benefits! Amazon Prime includes FREE two-day shipping and FREE streaming access to thousands of titles.
Cell phones and service may be available FREE in your area!
Internet from Comcast, CenturyLink, AT&T and more for just $5-$10 per month?! It’s true! Click here to see all the discounted Internet programs you could qualify for.
Plant a garden! You can buy seeds and produce-bearing plants with your EBT card! It’s actually part of the federal food stamps law.
Power companies often have low income programs, including special low rates or free home improvement services! We received over $18,000 in free home improvements through these programs.
Property tax exemptions are often available for low income seniors and disabled veterans! For more info on what it is and how to apply, contact your local county assessor’s office. We even received a refund for the last two years of property taxes!
Student loan payments could be as low as ZERO dollars per month with an income based repayment plan!
Summer food services offer free meals for children 18 and under during the summer months when free and low-cost school meals aren’t available.
Veterinary care assistance is available! If you have a pet, you need to know about these agencies that may be able to assist with your pet’s vet bills.
YMCA organizations often have discounts for low income families! Contact your local YMCA for details.
Get discounted admission with your Utah food stamps card!
For your convenience, we’ve organized our free and discounted museum admission list alphabetically by city and we’ve used green titles to distinguish the museums that accept EBT cards from all 50 states.
Please note that you cannot pay for admission with your Utah food stamps card. You will show the EBT card to receive the discount but you will need to pay the remaining admission price, if any, in cash or with a credit/debit card.
Brigham City
Box Elder Museum of Natural History – FREE
Visit the best place in Utah to see real fossils, minerals and learn about mining history! Box Elder Museum of Natural History showcases fossils of trilobites, dinosaurs, ancient horses, sharks, plants, insects and more. A dark gallery is entirely dedicated to florescent minerals that glow in bright colors under different light spectra.
Box Elder Museum of Natural History is a Museums for All partner. Admission is free!
Brigham City Museum of Art & History – FREE
The Brigham City Museum of Art & History showcases rotating exhibits. Click here to see what’s going on at the museum now!
Brigham City Museum of Art & History is a Museums for All partner. Admission is free!
Green River
John Wesley Powell River History Museum – $3 per adult
Explore the history of the cultures and landscapes of the Colorado Plateau of the JWPRHM!
Lehi
Thanksgiving Point – $2 per person
If you live in Utah or Salt Lake Counties, you’re probably very familiar with Thanksgiving Point. This venue includes a butterfly garden, botanical gardens, children’s museum, dinosaur museum, farm museum and more!
Through the Museums for All program, you can visit ANY of the five Thanksgiving Point venues for just $2 per person. There is an EBT discount limit of 6 people per EBT card.
Salt Lake City
Clark Planetarium – FREE
Admission to their exhibits is always free. Educational documentaries and star shows are an extra fee.
The Leonardo – FREE
The Leonardo Museum of Creativity and Innovation is the full name of this museum. Just as Leonardo da Vinci dove into math, science, and art, without making a distinction between them, The Leonardo is a place to creatively explore, learn, and discover.
Anyone who presents an EBT card will receive free general admission for 2 adults and all the children in their group. Admission costs $5 per additional adult in the group.
Natural History Museum of Utah – $2 per person
Up to six people in your household can receive an EBT discount at the Natural History Museum of Utah!
Tracy Aviary – $3 or less per person
With a focus on conservation and education, the Tracy Aviary is both the largest and oldest free-standing aviary in the country.
Utah Museum of Fine Arts – FREE
Located on the University of Utah campus, UMFA features the region’s most extensive and diverse collection of world-class art. Nearly 20,000 works span 5,000 years of human history. Discover pieces from Utah’s history and from regions as far away as Europe and Asia.
Special exhibitions rotate often and a variety of programs for adult and children are available.
St. George
St. George Children’s Museum – FREE
According to a St. George Children’s Museum representative who reached out to the site (in the comments below), “The St. George Children’s Museum is no longer “donations only.”
Admission is $5/person for anyone ages 2 and up. However, your EBT card will still get free admission for up to 5 people! Check out our website to find all available discount opportunities.”
St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site – $3 or less per person
This museum began quite by accident! In 2000, Dr. Sheldon Johnson was leveling a hill on his property when he encountered a thick sandstone layer with dinosaur footprints! They opened their farm to the public and paleontologists uncovered thousands of fossils.
Utah Paleontologist Jim Kirkland said, “The St. George track site is not only the oldest Jurassic dinosaur site in Utah, it is the best basal Jurassic track site in western North America.”
