Katie McKellar
Utah News Dispatch
With the deadline fast approaching on Dec. 31, low-income advocates want Utah’s seniors and others who are eligible for the state’s Circuit Breaker Renter Refund program to claim their 2023 refunds if they haven’t already.
Named after an electrical circuit breaker that’s meant to prevent an electrical circuit from being overloaded, the program is meant to prevent low-income Utahns from being overloaded by rent or property taxes. Those who qualify can receive up to $1,259 in rent relief and the application may only take 20 to 30 minutes to submit.
That’s according to Jerry Schmidt, a retired senior services caseworker who, along with other low-income advocates, called a news conference at the Utah Capitol recently to Please log in to see the rest of this story.
