A program coordinator says the backlog is due to the high volume of applications in August of last year.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A months-long backlog in some public assistance programs has continued to affect Alaskans looking for help. has been a key program hurt by the delays, the heating assistance program within the Alaska Department of Health is also suffering from the backlog.
According to Social Services Program Coordinator Jason Burke, heating assistance program applications that came in during the month of October are still being processed. “We’re fairly well through October at this point, but moving into November with supplemental nutrition assistance program applications,” Burke said. “Recertification applications are being processed for November benefits at this time.”
The SNAP applications and recertification applications are currently most affected. They are also facing delays with other programs due to the SNAP backlog.“We anticipated being able to meet with a higher volume with new technology improvements that were supposed to be in place, but because of a cyberattack in May of 2021, we did not have the technology improvements in place to deal with the volume of applications,” Burke said.
“We want to make sure that they get this that they need to meet their daily living expenses,” Burke said.
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