The state says it has worked through thousands of backlogged applications, but thousands more Alaskans are still without food benefits. (via AlaskaBeacon)
Mary Wood has been waiting for food stamps since she filed a renewal application in August. She takes care of three of her grandsons intermittently, and qualified for more than $800 a month in benefits.
Wood borrowed money from her daughter to keep up with bills for a few months. She said she is now behind on rent again after she spent her income on food, but feels lucky because her landlord hasn’t kicked her out — instead he shares moose meat with her and gives her quarters for the laundry machine.
The state pledged to cut its 10,000-person wait list for new food stamp benefit applications in half by the end of October as a result of afiled in May. Etheridge said that the backlog is down to 8,794 people as of last week. If the state fails to meet the deadline the lawsuit will continue, but Etheridge said they are on track. Staff is divided into teams: Some work on the backlog while others tackle incoming applications for food stamps. A third team works on Medicaid renewals.
“We are really aggressively recruiting to hire,” she said. “We are not adequately staffed up yet for keeping current.”
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