Stim­u­lus update: Direct pay­ment of $1,312 to be sent to some Alaskans in 14 days

Eli­gi­ble Alas­ka res­i­dents who have yet to get their pay­ments from the state as part of the Per­ma­nent Fund Div­i­dend will receive their check in two weeks.
Alaskans who have not got­ten their checks from the Per­ma­nent Fund Div­i­dend pro­gram from 2023, or ear­li­er, and have the “Eli­gi­ble-Not Paid” sta­tus as of Wednes­day will get their pay­ments from the Alas­ka Depart­ment of Rev­enue on April 18.
For a res­i­dent to be eli­gi­ble for a check from the pro­gram, he or she must intend to remain a res­i­dent of Alas­ka indef­i­nite­ly and not be a con­vict­ed felon, among oth­er stip­u­la­tions.
Appli­ca­tions for the Per­ma­nent Fund Div­i­dend were open this year from Jan. 1 through Sun­day. When the appli­ca­tion peri­od is open, PFD appli­ca­tions may be com­plet­ed either online or via paper form.
The amount for the Per­ma­nent Fund …