Alaska has once again reported a backlog in recertifications of food stamp benefits, over a year after the issue was initially reported.
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 current backlog of new and returning applications totals about 6,000, the Anchorage Daily News reported.
The state also has resumed interviews and income verifications that were waived as part of the federal public health emergency related to the pandemic. '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.
We’ve heard from people waiting two to three months, which feels pretty different than somebody waiting six to eight months. None of it’s great, but I think people in this backlog have been waiting for a shorter time,' Durr said. Delays at the public assistance division first surfaced late last year, when news outlets reported thousands of Alaskans had been waiting months for food stamps or other benefits.
Etheridge said the division is doing what it can to avoid a larger backlog or longer delays, including hiring more eligibility technicians. But training them has taken time, and progress has been slow, she said.
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