Do You or a Family Member Qualify?
Persons With Disabilities
The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) offers a 50% reduced fare on fixed-route service (not valid on Paratransit services) for qualified people with a disability. After verification and approval, a Reduced Fare FAREPAY Card will be issued to the qualified applicant. The Reduced Fare FAREPAY Card will expire five (5) years after issuance and a renewal application will need to be submitted.
An individual with a disability is defined by the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment. [Disabilities] may include but [are] not limited to:
- Respiratory, cardiac, or neurological disabilities; a person receiving dialysis; or a person living with AIDS, MS, or chronic progressive debilitating disease
- A disability that affects mobility, including but not limited to: people who are non-ambulatory, use a mobility aid, or have arthritis or an amputation
- A person who is blind or visually impaired
- A person who is deaf or has a hearing disability
- An intellectual disability or developmental disability
- A psychiatric disability that is chronic in nature
For additional disability information, please visit ada.gov/
Youth
The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) offers a 50% reduced fare on fixed-route service (not valid on Paratransit services) for qualified youth ages 6 to 18. (Ages five (5) years and younger ride free when accompanied by a fare-paying adult.) After age verification and approval, a Reduced Fare FAREPAY Card will be issued to the qualified applicant. The Reduced Fare FAREPAY Card will expire five (5) years after application date or when the applicant turns 19 years of age. A renewal application will need to be submitted for applicants under the age of 19.
Low Income
The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) offers a 50% reduced fare on fixed-route service (not valid on Paratransit services) to individuals who qualify as low-income. To receive the reduced fare, individuals must be 19 to 64 years old and meet one of the qualification criteria identified below:
- Be enrolled in one of the following Department of Work Force Services programs:
- SNAP (Food Stamps)
- Child Care
- Family Employment Program
- Medical Assistance
- HEAT (Home Energy Assistance Target Program)
- General Assistance (GA)
- Cash/Financial Assistance (TANF)
- Household annual gross income (before taxes) must not exceed the max gross income as displayed below:
| Number in Household | Max Gross Annual Income |
| 1 | $21,870.00 |
| 2 | $29,580.00 |
| 3 | $37,290.00 |
| 4 | $45,000.00 |
| 5 | $52,710.00 |
| 6 | $60,420.00 |
| 7 | $68,130.00 |
| 8 | $75,840.00 |
After verification and approval, a Low Income Reduced Fare FAREPAY Card will be issued to the qualified applicant. The Low Income Reduced Fare FAREPAY Card will expire one (1) year after issuance and a renewal will need to be submitted.
Senior
The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) offers a 50% reduced fare on fixed-route service (not valid on Paratransit services) for qualified people age 65 and older. After verification and approval, a Reduced Fare FAREPAY card will be issued to the qualified applicant. A Reduced Fare FAREPAY Card will expire after five (5) years from issuance date. A renewal application must be submitted at this time.
More information on the Reduced Fare FAREAPAY Card can be found in Section 5 of the application. If you have questions about the application process, please contact UTA Customer Service at 801-RIDE-UTA (801-743-3882).