About 12% of the state’s population, or 92,100 people, receive food stamps in Alaska. The average payment per Alaskan household member per month is $271. In the Last Frontier State, households ...

The limit is set as follows. For a single-person household it is $1,255 for the 48 states, District of Columbia, Guam and the Virgin Islands, while for Alaska it is $1,568 and for Hawaii it is $1,443.

The Alaska House of Representatives chamber ... “It’s more than just Medicaid being delayed or food stamps being delayed. This goes much deeper to fundamental state function.” ...

Volunteer attorneys provided free legal assistance to low and moderate income Alaskans at various locations across the state.