Jeremy Zedek
28:02 - 28:44
"if the federal government did, uh, declare for IA, our state programs become secondary because it's very clear that we can't duplicate benefits."
“if the federal government did, uh, declare for IA, our state programs become secondary because it's very clear that we can't duplicate benefits.”
- Speaker
- Jeremy Zedek
- Timestamp
- 28:02 – 28:44
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Tok
- Captured at
- August 24, 2026
From the transcript
And then we start looking at those— the housing assistance and other needs assistance and provide the payments for that. One last thing, if the federal government did, uh, declare for IA, our state programs become secondary because it's very clear that we can't duplicate benefits. And so you'll have to restart that, that federal individual assistance process and go through that again, uh, if, if that was to occur. But like I said, we— there's no guarantee of that federal individual assistance. I just want to lay all that out for you guys so you have a clear understanding.
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