The state made it easier to get food stamps, also known as SNAP benefits, during the pandemic. But this fall, many Alaskans were asked to refile their paperwork. And at least some of them are still waiting for a response.
Chase said she did that in October — and hasn’t gotten a response.
Chase said she can’t pay her electric bill this month because she chose to spend the money on food for her family. She says this comes right“We won’t be having a big Christmas dinner and things are a lot tighter,” she said. “I’m concerned about when I will get food stamps or food benefits. I don’t know when that’s going to happen. So now instead of having freedom to buy a lot of fresh things at the store, everything’s either frozen or canned.
That wait is especially tough in remote places. Chase’s dollars go farther if she shops in Juneau, but there are only two more ferries into town this year. If her food stamps don’t go through before then, she’ll be waiting until March for a ferry out of town. Some smaller towns also lack the food pantries and other resources of urban centers.
“They need to come out with a statement because there’s definitely a buzz. People have figured out that it’s not operating as it’s supposed to be,” Vroman said. Hard said he works with employees at the Division of Public Assistance a lot, and he’s sympathetic because he thinks the department is understaffed.
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