Each year, residents of the state of Alaska receive the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD). The stimulus payment is made by the State of Alaska using interest from its oil revenues.
Those who have lived in the State of Alaska for the full year before filing for the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) are eligible to receive the payment.
For example, if a person lived in Alaska for all of 2017, they are eligible to receive the 2018 PFD stimulus payment.
Residents who temporarily leave the state for employment, military service, or medical treatment are also compensated by the state of Alaska through the PFD. A minor or someone unable to apply on their behalf may do so through a parent, guardian, or state-appointed representative.
The PFD stimulus payment was confirmed for January, and it will be worth $1,702
In the first quarter of every year, the Seattle Regional Office receives a list of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries who received the PFD payment from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS). To find SSI recipients who also got the PFD in the previous calendar year, DHSS cross-references the State Data Exchange (SDX) system with the PFD Division’s list of recipients.
Contact the Seattle Center for Disability and Program Support at SEA CPS to confirm receipt of the PFD payment, ask general questions regarding the payment, or if someone who is no longer residing in the State of Alaska reports receiving the PFD stimulus payment. According to the Permanent Dividend Fund (PFD) program, eligible recipients will receive their stimulus payment on the following dates:
- Dividend applications for 2024 (and preceding years) that are marked as “Eligible-Not Paid” on January 8, 2025, will be distributed on January 16, 2025.
- Dividend applications for 2024 (and preceding years) that are marked as “Eligible-Not Paid” on February 12, 2025, will be distributed on February 20, 2025.
Applications for the stimulus payment are now open
The 2025 PFD stimulus payment application filing season is now open online, available from January 1 to March 31, 2025. The online application offers 24/7 access and secure, reliable protection of your information, ensuring your application is submitted anytime and anywhere. The program also highlights that recipients should be aware of the following information:
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- Applications submitted online and paid for by direct deposit will be included in the first mass payment in early October if they are found to be eligible.
- Applications that are submitted online and paid for with a check, or those that are submitted on paper and found to be eligible, will be disbursed in the second mass payment at the end of October.
- Use your myAlaska username while submitting your online application. Using the myAlaska username you used to submit your application to access my PFD will show additional information about your application and give you the ability to electronically sign, alter your address, and make a direct payment in addition to viewing your 1099 tax document.
- Your application will be reviewed if any responses are missing or insufficient.
Please remember that for Alaskans, the myAlaska system serves as a secure single sign-on and signature. Through a single log-in, Alaskans can communicate with several State of Alaska agencies thanks to this electronic signature and authentication system. Although it is a distinct organization, the PFD Division collaborates with myAlaska.
Nonetheless, Alaskans should be cautious, as some myAlaska users have reportedly been receiving phishing text messages asking them to update or change their passwords. These communications should not be answered. Users are not contacted by myAlaska via email or text message asking them to update their passwords.
