An Alaska state agency faces a new backlog in processing applications for people seeking food stamp benefits, more than a year after it first fell behind in recertifying applicants. The Anchorage Daily News reports the current backlog of new and returning applications totals about 6,000.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska state agency faces a new backlog in processing applications for people seeking food stamp benefits, more than a year after it first fell behind in recertifying applicants.from Alaskans who in some cases waited as long as 11 months for benefits from the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, said Deb Etheridge, director of the Alaska Division of Public Assistance.
The state also has resumed interviews and income verifications that were waived as part of the federal public health emergency related to the pandemic.George Santos pleads not guilty to new fraud charges in New York“We knew that alone would also create probably some additional delays because it’s additional work that the team is needing to take on,” said Cara Durr, chief of advocacy and public policy at the Food Bank of Alaska.
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