The deadline to apply for the PFD is next week
- Jasz Garrett
- 5 days ago
- 2 min read
The clock is ticking toward the March 31 deadline for Alaskans to apply for their Permanent Fund Dividend
By Jasz Garrett
Juneau Independent
The 2026 Alaska Permanent Fund filing deadline is quickly approaching on March 31.
The online application is available through 11:59 p.m. next Tuesday. Paper applications can be mailed, with residents being reminded to ensure they receive a certified mail receipt or their envelope gets postmarked by the post office no later than the deadline. Paper applications can be delivered to PFD office locations in Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau by March 31 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The Juneau office is located at 333 Willoughby Ave. on the 11th floor, side B of the State Office Building. The mailing address is Alaska Department of Revenue Permanent Fund Dividend Division, P.O. Box 110462
Juneau, AK 99811-0462.
Documents can also be faxed to (907) 465-3470 or emailed to dor.pfd.info@alaska.gov. A phone number for additional support is (907) 465-2326.
After filing, it is recommended by the PFD office to keep proof of the application for each family member. Applications that are received or postmarked after March 31 will be denied as a late application.
The Permanent Fund website notes the division is experiencing a staff shortage.
"Documentation mailed or emailed to PFD will be worked as quickly as is possible. We appreciate your patience as we get through the filing season," the website states. "The most important thing right now is to get your application submitted to the division before the filing deadline ends. Supplemental documents/information can be submitted later."
Last year’s PFD was $1,000, the lowest ever when adjusted for inflation since dividends were first issued in 1982, due to what state lawmakers called a serious fiscal crisis resulting in part from low oil prices. Oil prices have skyrocketed during the past month due to the Iran war and the Alaska Department of Revenue in an updated forecast earlier this month declared the state may get more than $500 million extra during the coming fiscal year — in theory enough to boost the PFD of all eligible recipients by several hundred dollars.
But Sen. Bert Stedman, a Sitka Republican who co-chairs the Senate Finance Committee, said Tuesday he is still telling Alaskans to expect a PFD similar to last year's.
"My personal opinion is concentration on deferred maintenance is a pretty high priority," he said. "We've got schools that are virtually falling down."
However, a debate among legislators is likely. House Minority Leader DeLena Johnson, R-Anchorage, when asked about uses for extra revenue during a recent press conference, said higher PFDs should be a priority.
• Contact Jasz Garrett at jasz@juneauindependent.com or (907) 723-9356.
