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Show More Utahns May Be Eligible for Stamps with them higher utility and heating bills," she said. In Utah, she continued, individual in-dividual households involved in the food stamp program have two choices relating to utilities they may present the actual utility bills or they may use the Departments standardized stan-dardized tables. To find out if a household qualifies for the lower food stamp purchase prices, individuals in-dividuals should call their local Assistance Payments Office after January 1, 1978. More Utahns may be eligible for food stamps when regulations concerning utility bills go into effect January 1st, a Utah Department of Social Services official said. According to Laura Greenwood, Green-wood, Office of Assistance Payments Food Stamp Coordinator, Coor-dinator, the new rules may also mean households receiving food stamps may pay less for the same number of stamps they currently receive. "Food stamp purchase prices are based on net income after itemized deductions. In the past, only paid utility bills were used to determine eligibility. The new regulations allow households to present unpaid bills and be eligible to claim larger dedications. "If heating and or utility bills go up by more than $25 as they do in the winter, households will have their cases reviewed right away. If higher bills entitle the household to a lower purchase price, they should be able to buy food stamps at the lower price within 10 days. If they have already bought the stamps for the month, they would have their purchase price adjusted for the next month," She noted that households who have applied for stamps and been turned down may be eligible now, if their utility bills have gone up more than $25. "It seems likely that some households will be affected because the winter months usually bring |