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Learn about the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), including its history, purpose, and eligibility criteria for the 2025 ...
Sep. 21—The 2023 Permanent Fund dividend will be $1,312, the Alaska Department of Revenue said Thursday. The annual payments to Alaskans will be disbursed beginning Oct. 5 and continue in the ...
Alaska residents are set to receive a $1702 stimulus payment through the state’s annual Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) program ...
In Alaska, one of the most anticipated financial events of the year is the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD). This payment is ...
Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend and the central idea that minerals are a shared inheritance have inspired numerous social &political movements across the globe.
Each year, the Permanent Fund Dividend division of the state government uses a calculation method defined by statute in order to determine the amount of the dividend. The formula takes into ...
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 ...
Alaska’s people deserve a fair share of the earnings from their Permanent Fund. The only way to guarantee the citizens obtain a fair share of the earnings is to put a dividend formula in the ...
Faced with a $3.5 billion budget deficit, many lawmakers are considering proposals that would tap the earnings of Alaska's massive Permanent Fund -- and reduce the Permanent Fund dividend.
With a $50 billion Permanent Fund and a 5 percent POMV draw, a plan which directed 1.5 percent to dividends and 3.5 percent to state government would yield a dividend of about $1,000.
Over the history of the fund, dividends have ranged from as little as $331 in 1984 to $2,072 in 2015. To get a dividend, qualified residents have to file an application between Jan. 1 and March 31.
Claim your dividend Despite having no income or sales tax and the payment of a modest Permanent Fund dividend, Alaska can be a harsh environment, and costs of living are often higher due to its ...