Tens of thousands have already filed their applications in an annual ritual that helps reduce poverty in Alaska.

To be eligible for a PFD, you must be an Alaska resident for the entire calendar year, and intend to stay in the state.

Alaska residents will receive $3,284 as part of a combined payout that includes the annual dividend from the state's oil-wealth fund and a special energy relief payment. The amount was announced ...

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Sep. 19—The 2024 Permanent Fund dividend and energy relief check will total $1,702, the Alaska Department of Revenue said Thursday. This year's dividend will start being paid on Oct. 3 and will ...

A money services store in Anchorage, Alaska, is shown Oct. 2 advertising PFD check cashing services as the state plans to begin distributing $1,312 checks to nearly every Alaskan this week. The PFD, ...

May 1—JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate advanced legislation Monday that would set a new Permanent Fund dividend formula in state statute — but it faces slim odds in the House, where a Republican-led ...

The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend is one of the most unusual in America due to the unusual distribution mechanism of its oil wealth, as Alaska has a unique and special system of payment of an annual ...

A section of Alaska’s newly passed state budget could turn into a windfall for state residents. Called a “waterfall provision” by legislators, it calls for a payment of up to $500 for eligible ...

Some Alaska residents who have yet to receive their check from the Permanent Fund Dividend for 2023 and are eligible to get one will receive their payment in two days. The residents who will receive ...

Alaska will begin distributing its yearly oil-wealth dividend checks to residents earlier than usual this year, paired with a one-time energy relief payment meant to help Alaskans with high energy ...