Alaska PFD 2026 Payment Dates: Nov. 19, Dec. 17 and Jan. 21

The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Division says the next 2026 dividend payment is Thursday, Nov. 19, for applications in “Eligible-Not Paid” status on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The 2026 amount is $1,200, which the division’s home page says includes a $200 energy relief payment. After Nov. 19 the posted dates are Thu., Dec. 17 for status on Dec. 9, and Thu., Jan. 21, 2027 for status on Jan. 13, 2027. The division has not posted dates after that.

The cutoff table below adds the weekday and the days between cutoff and payment (our calculation from the division’s dates). A one-page sheet is at the end.

PFD 2026 payment dates by status cutoff

The Department of Revenue’s Sept. 18, 2026 release set the first two payments, and the division’s home page lists the rest. Each row reads “if your application is in Eligible-Not Paid status on the cutoff date, payment is on the payment date.”

Status cutoff	Payment date	Days between	Who, per the division
Fri., Sept. 18, 2026	Thu., Oct. 1, 2026	13	Online applications that chose direct deposit
Mon., Oct. 12, 2026	Thu., Oct. 22, 2026	10	2026 paper and electronic applications, direct deposit and check payments
Wed., Nov. 11, 2026	Thu., Nov. 19, 2026	8	2026 (and prior year) applications
Wed., Dec. 9, 2026	Thu., Dec. 17, 2026	8	Applications in that status on Dec. 9
Wed., Jan. 13, 2027	Thu., Jan. 21, 2027	8	Applications in that status on Jan. 13

Every payment on the list is a Thursday. The three from Nov. 19 on each fall 8 days after a Wednesday cutoff. The October payments followed cutoffs 13 and 10 days earlier.

The division wrote the Nov. 11 line as: 2026 (and prior year) dividend applications “in ‘Eligible-Not Paid’ status on November 11, 2026” will be distributed on Nov. 19, 2026. The Dec. 9 and Jan. 13 rows use the same wording on its home page.

Check your status before the Wednesday cutoff, not after. An application that reaches Eligible-Not Paid on Dec. 10 is outside the Dec. 9 cutoff on the division’s wording, so the next posted payment for it is Jan. 21, 2027. The division gives no definition of each status on the pages used here, so read its own labels in myPFD.

How much is the PFD in 2026?

The Department of Revenue’s release says the 2026 PFD amount is $1,200: $1,000.00 plus an additional $200.00 energy relief payment. The Legislature set it in House Bill 263. The release says nearly 600,000 Alaskans will begin receiving payments.

In 2025, the department’s Sept. 19, 2025 release put the amount at $1,000, with payments on Oct. 2 and Oct. 23, 2025. Those are last year’s dates. For the 2025 dividend, the division’s summary page shows 665,327 applications received and 618,863 paid.

How to check a PFD application on myPFD

The division’s frequently asked questions (FAQ) page says you may check the status of your dividend application at any time through myPFD, at myinfo.pfd.dor.alaska.gov. Account users are prompted to set up multi-factor authentication (MFA) on their first login attempt. The application search asks for a Social Security number (SSN), date of birth and driver’s license number.

If the division asks for more information, you have 30 days from the date of its request to provide all of it. The division’s goal is to complete all eligibility determinations by Dec. 31 of the dividend year.

If an application is denied, the appeals page gives 30 days from the denial letter to file a Request for Informal Appeal (15 Alaska Administrative Code (AAC) 05.020(a)). The fee is $25, or you can request a waiver. A formal hearing request must be made within 30 days of the Informal Appeal Decision (15 AAC 05.030(a)), with no fee.

Are PFD checks mailed, and when?

The division’s FAQ says checks are mailed from Juneau starting Oct. 22, 2026. It does not mail checks to addresses where mail came back undeliverable, and it gives no later mailing dates. Keep your address current; a paper Address Change Form goes to a division office, per the home page.

When to change direct deposit before a payment

The direct deposit page says updates are accepted through Aug. 31 for the mass payment, “as well as a week prior to any of the monthly disbursement dates.” The page prints no year. Counting a week back from each posted payment gives the dates below (our arithmetic from the division’s rule, not dates the division printed).

Payment date	One week prior
Thu., Nov. 19, 2026	Thu., Nov. 12, 2026
Thu., Dec. 17, 2026	Thu., Dec. 10, 2026
Thu., Jan. 21, 2027	Thu., Jan. 14, 2027

The Nov. 12 date has passed.

Is the Alaska PFD taxable?

The division’s tax page says dividends for adults are taxable for federal income tax purposes. It adds that even if part or all of your dividend was garnisheed, the entire amount must be reported as taxable income. To print or view a 1099-MISC income tax statement, visit myPFD. The date the form appears is not announced. The IRS says Alaska Permanent Fund Dividends and Resource Rebate payments are taxable to either an adult or a child recipient.

On garnishments, the FAQ says the division cannot release them without written permission from the garnishing party.

PFD office hours, closures and 2027 applications

The division’s Nov. 12, 2026 notice says it is closed Thu., Nov. 26, 2026 and to the public on Fri., Nov. 27, and reopens Mon., Nov. 30 at 10 a.m. No Christmas closure is announced. The contact page lists Juneau (907) 465-2326, Anchorage (907) 269-0370 and Fairbanks (907) 451-2820, open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Alaska time, Monday to Friday.

The division’s filing page says application season is Jan. 1 through March 31 each year. It has not printed 2027 dates. Mark the payments on the November 2026 printable calendar, the December 2026 printable calendar and the January 2027 printable calendar. Other benefit schedules are in our Social Security payment schedule for December 2026 and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) deposit dates by state. Alaska families can also see the Anchorage School District calendar for 2026-27.

PFD payment dates sheet to print

The printable lists each cutoff, its payment date and the direct deposit change day, through Jan. 21, 2027.