FLINT, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — Flint residents may finally see relief flowing their direction, and this time it’s settlement funds, not polluted water.

In a Nov. 21 report, Special Master Deborah Greenspan asked a federal judge to authorize distribution of the long-delayed $626 million settlement. She said the highest payouts—reserved for the youngest children with the highest documented lead levels—are expected to reach about $100,000, while most other payments will be “modest.”

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More than 25,700 people have been approved for compensation tied to the city’s 2014–2016 lead exposure. Mayor Sheldon Neeley said he’s still pushing federal officials to move the money, calling the payments “long-overdue,” though no release date has been set.

The settlement includes nearly $600 million from the state, along with contributions from the city of Flint, McLaren Regional Medical Center, and two engineering firms tied to the crisis.

For families who’ve waited more than a decade, the priority now is seeing the settlement move from approval to distribution.