PFD amount announced: $1,100
- ️Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
- ️Sat Sep 16 2017
The State of Alaska has announced the dollar figure for this year’s Permanent Fund Dividend. In a release this afternoon, the Department of Revenue said eligible Alaskans will receive $1,100 each when checks are mailed out starting Oct. 5.
About 640,000 Alaskans will get a PFD this year, totaling about $672,000,000 paid out from the Permanent Fund’s earnings.
This year’s dividend level was set in the state Legislature when it passed its budget in June.
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