US EditionJudge Greenlights Flint Water Crisis Fund Distribution Process
More than 26,000 Flint residents will receive payments from a $626 million fund after over 11 years; the judge ordered simplified categories and payment access.
- On Dec. 5, U.S. District Court Judge Judith E. Levy ordered the start of distribution for the $626 million settlement to more than 26,000 claimants with mailed letters and online access.
- After more than 11 years and 4,246 days since the crisis began, claimants waiting since 2021 blame the compensation grid’s complexity for the long delays.
- A 2024 study of Flint's school-age children found math scores dropped among third through eighth graders and special-education needs rose as children with elevated blood-lead levels increased.
- Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley hailed the settlement, saying `This is great news for the residents of the City of Flint`, but Melissa Mays urged caution and advised using the settlement information line: 420-2200 and officialflintwaterpayments.com.
- Advocates warn financial settlements are a start but not the end, urging trauma-informed care and longitudinal public-health and social-welfare research to support children exposed to toxins.
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Flint Residents Are Finally Going To Get Paid, But That Won’t Repair The Ongoing Harm
Source: John Ruberry / Getty It has been 4,246 days since the Flint water crisis began. That’s more than eleven years after Flint’s water was first poisoned, and residents are just now going to receive long-promised payments from a settlement fund of $626 million meant to compensate for one of the worst public-health disasters in modern American history. Eleven years of bottled water, unanswered questions, and children aging into adolescence w…
Flint Settlement Won’t Repair Harm Caused By Water Crisis
Source: John Ruberry / Getty It has been 4,246 days since the Flint water crisis began. That’s more than 11 years after Flint’s water was first poisoned, and residents are just now going to receive long-promised payments from a settlement fund of $626 million meant to compensate for one of the worst public-health disasters in modern American history. Eleven years of bottled water, unanswered questions, and children aging into adolescence with …
After a Decade of Waiting, Flint Residents Set to See Movement on Long-Delayed Settlement Payments
Ten years have passed since Flint families were told their tap water was safe. Ten years since parents boiled pots of brown water, since children broke out in rashes, since the term “Flint water crisis” became national shorthand for government failure. A decade later, the people who lived through one of the country’s most devastating modern public-health disasters are only now set to see the first steps toward financial restitution. A federal ju…
Federal judge approves plan to begin payout setup process for Flint Water Crisis settlement claims – The Courier News
Written by Tanya Terry, with photo by Tanya Terry Many Flint residents have complained the process has been slow, but action may begin soon pertaining to the payouts for Flint Water Crisis settlement claims. On Friday, December 5, U.S. District Court Judge Judith Levy issued to implement the payment process and direct letters to be sent to people who qualify for a share of the Flint Water Crisis settlement dollars. She stated: “A letter shall be
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