The state may lose funding if it continues to break federal rules.
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State launches new online application for food assistance as work to address backlog continues
It’s part of the state’s effort to revamp the food assistance system to speed up application processing, as some Alaskans have waited months for their benefits.
Dunleavy proposes $14 million in food stamp crisis fixes
Alaska’s backlog of SNAP applications doubled between August and November.
A new SNAP backlog leaves 12,000 Alaskans waiting for food stamps
More than 12,000 Alaskans have pending applications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP, with some dating as far back as July.
Wait for food stamps continues, but could prompt legislative changes
Many Alaskans have faced long waits for food over the last year as the state Division of Public Assistance worked through a lengthy application backlog for SNAP, the supplemental nutrition assistance program, formerly called food stamps. The current backlog is about 7,000 applications, according to Deb Etheridge, the division’s director. During a discussion Oct. 31…
The wait for food stamps in Alaska is improving, but applicants still face long delays
There are still about 8,500 pending applications and renewals.
Thousands of Alaskans dropped from Medicaid after pandemic protections end
The federal government chides the state for its handling of applications and renewals, while state officials say they’re making progress.
Alaskans faced a food stamp backlog, now they must wait to appeal the delay in benefits
Citizens have a right to a legal hearing when the state takes too long to get them food stamps or denies their application.
Proposed policy aims to streamline Alaska’s food stamp application process
The bill would implement “broad-based categorical eligibility,” which means that people who already qualify for other kinds of benefits could be automatically eligible for SNAP.
Alaska food banks still ‘inundated’ as state works to fix food stamp backlog
Southeast Alaska Food Bank patrons have doubled since last November, as Rep. Alyse Galvin calls food stamp response “a swing and a miss.”