To be eligible for a PFD, you must be an Alaska resident for the entire calendar year, and intend to stay in the state.

The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.’s exterior sign. There’s a nearly 50-50 chance that the Alaska Permanent Fund won’t have enough spendable money to pay dividends and the state’s bills at least once ...

Dec. 16—The history of the Alaska Permanent Fund is one of our state's great success stories — a rainy-day fund established by Gov. Jay Hammond and the Legislature in the height of the oil boom that ...

JUNEAU — The Alaska Permanent Fund will start the next fiscal year on July 1 facing a $600 million shortfall. Lawmakers have earmarked $3.8 billion from the fund for next year’s budget and Permanent ...

The Alaska Permanent Fund isn’t running out of money, but it may be running out of money that can be spent. After years of earning less than it needed to beat inflation and the demands of the state ...

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Some Alaska residents who have yet to receive their check from the Permanent Fund Dividend for 2023 and are eligible to get one will receive their payment in two days. The residents who will receive ...

May 20—As the Alaska House of Representatives flew through a one-day special session and swiftly signed off on a Senate budget with a narrowly tailored capital package aimed at swaying key votes, ...

Every year, thousands of Alaskans benefit from the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), a unique program that distributes a portion of the state's oil and gas revenues. For 2025, the PFD payment is set at ...

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The Permanent Fund Dividend is a crucial financial lifeline for many Alaskans, with the first batch of payments already disbursed as of March 20, 2025. This annual distribution, sourced from the state ...

Correction: The quote “Inflation is like a thief in the night” was misattributed in the original version of the article. Elmer Rasmuson said it, not Ed Rasmuson. The Alaska Permanent Fund isn’t ...