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

In nine days, eli­gi­ble Alas­ka res­i­dents who have yet to get their checks from the Alas­ka Depart­ment of Rev­enue as part of the Per­ma­nent Fund Div­i­dend will receive their pay­ments.
Eli­gi­ble res­i­dents who will get their pay­ments on April 18 include eli­gi­ble res­i­dents who have not got­ten their checks from the Per­ma­nent Fund Div­i­dend pro­gram from 2023 or ear­li­er and have the “Eli­gi­ble-Not Paid” sta­tus by Wednes­day.
An Alaskan must intend to remain a res­i­dent of the state indef­i­nite­ly and not be a con­vict­ed felon, among oth­er qual­i­fi­ca­tions, to qual­i­fy for a check.
The amount the Per­ma­nent Fund Div­i­dend check is worth is deter­mined by the state’s annu­al min­er­al rev­enues for that year. In 2023, the check was worth $1,312 and began going out to eli­gi­ble res­i­dents in Octo­ber.
“The 2023 PFD marks the 42nd year Alaskans h …