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(B) educational loans;

(D) claimed utility expenses for heat at the time of initial application, if the household is responsible for heating costs and elects to use the standard for utilities;

(E) at the time of initial application claimed dependent care costs;

(5) under 7 C.F.R. 273.2(f)(4)(iv), at state option, verify information received from a source other than the household, that contradicts statements made by the household, by either contacting the household or contacting the source directly;

(6) under 7 C.F.R. 273.2(f)(7), verify Supplemental Security Income benefits through the State Data Exchange, and Social Security benefit information through the Beneficiary Data Exchange;

(7) under 7 C.F.R. 273.2(f)(8)(i)(A), verify medical expenses at recertification;

(8) repealed 4/10/91;

(9) under 7 C.F.R. 273.2(f)(9)(v), at state option, verify unverified information obtained from the Income and Eligibility Verification System by contacting either the household or the appropriate income, resource, or benefit source;

(10) under 7 C.F.R. 273.2(h)(2)(i)(A), send a notice of pending status on the 30th day following the date the application was filed, which will suspend the case for a second 30-day period and then convert into a denial notice if the household fails to take required action;

(11) under 7 C.F.R. 273.2(h)(4)(i), if the initial delay was the household’s fault, require the household to file a new application to determine the household’s eligibility in the months after the second 30-day period following the date the application was filed;

(12) under 7 C.F.R. 273.2(h)(4)(ii), if the state agency is at fault for not completing the application process by the end of the second 30-day period following the date the application was filed, but the case file is not complete enough to reach an eligibility determination, continue to process the original application;

(13) under 7 C.F.R. 273.2(i)(4)(iii), assign normal certification periods to those expedited service households whose circumstances would otherwise warrant longer certification periods;

(14) under 7 C.F.R. 273.2(j)(1)(i), permit households applying for public assistance and food stamps at the same time to complete a joint application for both programs;

(15) under 7 C.F.R. 273.2(j)(3), apply the joint application processing procedures of 7 C.F.R. 273.2(j)(1) and (j)(2) to a food stamp applicant household in which some, but not all, members are in the Public Assistance/General Assistance filing unit;

(16) under 7 C.F.R. 273.2(k)(1), arrange at each Social Security Administration office,