The following definitions are used in this subdivision:

(ii) Periodic report means a form upon which a recipient household that is subject to six-month reporting reports income and household circumstances for food stamps for the most recent six-month period. Households are required to file such a report for social services districts that have been given written permission by the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to have certification periods of seven full months or greater. The social services district must act on any change reported by such households on the periodic report in accordance with paragraph (e)(6) of this section. A periodic report is considered complete when the household has:

(a) answered all questions;

(b) provided verification of all reported income; and

(c) signed and dated the report on or after the last day of the fifth month of the report period.

(iii) Primary source means information received from employers concerning wages paid to a household, computer match information about Federal benefits received from the Social Security Administration, information from the New York State Department of Labor or local district employment contractor that a food stamp recipient has failed to comply with a food stamp work requirement, a determination by a court, administrative hearing or disqualification consent agreement of an intentional program violation, or actions taken by other programs under the authority of a social services district that affect budgeting for food stamps.

(iv) Process month means the month in which information contained in a periodic report or obtained during a certification is reviewed. With respect to information obtained at recertification, the process month is the last month of the authorization period. A new food stamp budget is required to be authorized in the month following the month of a process month with respect to the information obtained if the information indicates a change has occurred and a new benefit level is to be determined as a result of the change.

(v) Verified upon receipt means that information is received from the primary source and it is not questionable. A report of a change in income cannot be considered as verified upon receipt unless it includes an exact new income amount, effective date of receipt and any other information needed to recalculate the food stamp benefit amount. When information has been reported to another program area directly administered by the local social services district such as Medicaid, or family and children services and the information is verified by that program, then the change must be considered verified by the food stamp division of the local social services district and acted upon by the division if it would affect benefits or eligibility for food stamp benefits.