The Policy and Program Development team is very pleased to announce we have added two new members to our team.

I know that folks have been eager to hear about the status of the ET and WDS classification study. There has been some fast and furious work underway since the Division of Personnel and Labor Relations (DOP) announced that the ET and WDS job classes would be studied this year.
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- A Message from Ron Kreher, Chief of Field Services -

Over the last week or so, it has been necessary to redistribute work from the Central Region to offices across the state.  The Director and the division’s leadership team asked me to share with you their belief and expectation that our ability to provide direct services and supports to our clientele requires a collective commitment and, at times, a statewide effort to ensure that needy Alaskans get the services and supports they require.

We now have 5 of 12 months of payment accuracy data available (October through February) and are pleased to report that our salmon are navigating even more successfully than in our last update.

On June 26, the Heating Assistance Program (HAP) issued supplement payments to vendors for every household that received heating assistance this past winter. These supplements were made possible thanks to the legislators who authorized $9 million in heating assistance this past legislative session. These payments will allow households to pay down any balances they have from this past winter and/or prepare for the coming season. Some households will even be able to start the winter with oil in their tanks. Notices were sent to households and vendors informing them of the amount of the award.