Salt Lake City · Utah
Resources for veterans
Health care, benefits, housing, meals and deals, and help later in life, sorted by what you need. Every phone number and link here comes from the group's own website.
Rather talk? Call or text Delia, (801) 824-6385
If you or a veteran you love is in crisis, dial 988, then press 1. It is free and private, any time of day.
I'm a veteran too.
I put this page together for the veterans in our neighborhoods, so everything is in one place: who to call, what you've earned, and where to go. Start with what you need help with today.
Delia Bayna
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What do you need help with?
Help right nowCrisis, housing, caregivers
Health careVA hospital and counseling
Benefits and paperworkClaims, records, legal help
Housing and your homeVA loans, property tax
Later in lifeVeterans homes, Aid and Attendance
Meals and dealsFood help and free passes, all year
Work, ID and outdoorsJobs, license, hunting
Help right now
When you need help today
These lines are free and answer fast. You do not need to be enrolled in VA care to call.
Veterans Crisis Line
Free, private help any hour for a veteran in crisis, and for the family and friends worried about them.
National Call Center for Homeless Veterans
For a veteran who has no safe place to live, or is about to lose one. Open around the clock.
VA Caregiver Support Line
For the spouse, child or friend caring for a veteran at home. Help, ideas and someone to talk to.
Health care
Health care and counseling
The VA hospital on Foothill is the center of VA care in Salt Lake City. Vet Centers offer free counseling close to home, for veterans and their families.
George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center
The VA hospital and clinics for the Salt Lake City area: appointments, enrolling in VA health care and prescriptions.
Salt Lake City Vet Center
Free counseling for combat veterans, service members and their families, away from the hospital.
Provo Vet Center
The same free counseling for Utah County veterans and families.
Benefits and paperwork
Benefits, claims and paperwork
You never have to pay anyone to file a VA claim. The state office and the veteran groups below do it for free.
Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs
The state's veterans office. Free help with VA claims and benefits, and with getting copies of your records.
Free claims help from veteran groups
Trained officers at the DAV, the American Legion and the VFW file claims for free. DAV 801-326-2375, American Legion 801-326-2380, VFW 801-326-2385.
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VA Salt Lake City Regional Benefit Office
Walk in for help with disability pay and other VA benefits, Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 4:30.
Your DD-214 and military records
Request a copy of your discharge papers for free. Online is fastest. The state office above can help too.
Free legal help
A free VA legal clinic meets the second Thursday of each month (not December), 5:30 to 7:00 PM, in the Building 16 lobby at the VA hospital. No appointment. Utah@EASE offers free volunteer lawyers for wills, renters' rights and debt.
Housing and your home
Buying, keeping and paying for your home
Two of the most valuable veteran benefits are about the house: the VA home loan, and a lower property tax bill for many disabled veterans.
VA home loans
Helps veterans, service members and surviving spouses buy, build, fix up or refinance a home, often with no down payment. Start with your Certificate of Eligibility.
Utah property tax exemption for disabled veterans
If your VA disability rating is 10% or more, part of your home's value may be exempt from property tax. Surviving spouses can qualify too. You must own the home. In Salt Lake County, apply to the Treasurer by September 1, with your VA rating letter.
Property tax relief while deployed
Utah service members on active duty outside the state for 200 days in a year can have their home's property tax waived. Apply by September 1 of the following year, and again each year.
Later in life
Later in life
Utah runs four veterans homes with nursing care. Spouses and Gold Star parents can live there too. Veterans with a 70% or higher service-connected rating pay nothing. Call the home you want to ask about a room.
William E. Christoffersen Salt Lake Veterans Home
The state veterans home in Salt Lake City, next to the VA hospital.
George E. Wahlen Ogden Veterans Home
The state veterans home for Davis and Weber counties.
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Mervyn Sharp Bennion Veterans Home
The state veterans home for Utah County.
Southern Utah Veterans Home
The state veterans home near St. George.
VA Aid and Attendance
Extra money each month, added to a VA pension, for a veteran or surviving spouse who needs help with daily tasks or rarely leaves home.
Utah Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Park
Burial is free for veterans, with a small fee for a spouse. The funeral home brings the DD-214. Office open weekdays 9:00 to 4:30.
Meals and deals
Meals and deals, all year round
Veterans Day is one day. These are here the other 364. Many restaurants and stores also give a veteran discount every day, and it changes by location, so ask at the counter and bring your veteran ID.
Veterans Food Pantry at the Salt Lake VA
Free groceries for veterans and their families at the VA Medical Center. If you can get VA health care, you can use it, and the VA will help you enroll if you have not yet.
Utah Food Bank
Find a free food pantry or mobile pantry near you, open to anyone who needs it. Neighbors 60 and older can also ask about a monthly senior food box.
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Free lifetime pass to national parks
Every veteran, including the National Guard and Reserves, can get a free Military Lifetime Pass to national parks and other federal lands. It covers entrance for you and the people in your car.
Free day use at Utah state parks
Utah veterans with a service-connected disability rating can pick up a free Honor Pass at most state parks or a region office. Bring your VA summary of benefits letter.
Free outings all year: Continue Mission
Skiing, snowshoeing, pickleball, hiking and museum tours for veterans with service-connected injuries and their families, at no cost.
National Ability Center
Adaptive sports and outdoor programs in Park City for veterans of every era. In most cases, there is no cost to veterans.
Work, ID and outdoors
Work, ID and the outdoors
Smaller things that are easy to miss.
"Veteran" on your Utah driver license
Add the word Veteran to your license or ID card. You must be 21 or older and go in person with your DD-214.
Discounted hunting and fishing licenses
Utah residents with a service-connected disability of 20% or more can buy hunting and fishing licenses at a discount.
Job help for veterans
Utah's Department of Workforce Services helps veterans and military spouses find work, with resume help and job workshops.
Thinking about a move?
Whether it is a VA loan on your first home or a smaller place closer to family, I'll walk you through it one step at a time, at your pace.
I'm a REALTOR®, not a benefits officer, so for any claim or medical question, call the office listed. Nobody pays to be on this page. Last checked November 9, 2026.