--- title: Facebook Settlement Payments Won't Go Out Until Early 2025 (or Later) description: Facebook users who claimed part of a $725 million class-action settlement agreement with Meta will have to wait a while longer to get paid. authors: - name: Pete Grieve role: Lead News Reporter url: https://money.com/author/pete-grieve/ bio: Pete Grieve is a personal finance reporter at Money who frequently writes about news and trends related to car buying, auto insurance and gas prices. education: University of Chicago, BA Political Science at_money_since: 2022 articles: 602 covers: - Personal Finance - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes social: - https://twitter.com/pete_grieve - https://linkedin.com/in/pete-grieve-b5aa02138 - https://www.facebook.com/petegrieve4 editors: - name: Julia Glum role: Managing Editor url: https://money.com/author/julia-glum/ bio: Julia Glum joined Money in 2018 and specializes in covering financial trends that affect everyday Americans' wallets. She also writes Dollar Scholar, a weekly newsletter that teaches young adults how to navigate the messy world of money. education: University of Florida at_money_since: 2018 articles: 453 covers: - Personal Finance - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology also_seen_in: - Newsweek - International Business Times - CBS News - Good Morning America - WUSA9 - Pix 11 - The New York Times - Mashable - The Washington Post - CNBC - Politico social: - https://x.com/superjulia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-glum published: '2024-10-03T19:27:21.000Z' modified: '2025-09-11T12:55:13.000Z' section: Personal Finance tags: - News word_count: 484 canonical: https://money.com/facebook-settlement-payout-date/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Close-up of a smart phone with the facebook app open](https://img.money.com/2024/10/News-Facebook-Settlement-Update.jpg) *UPDATE: The settlement administrator began distributing Facebook settlement payments to class members in September 2025. Read our latest coverage [here](https://money.com/facebook-settlement-payments-update-2025/).* * * * Facebook users who filed claims to get a share of a massive [privacy settlement](https://money.com/how-to-claim-facebook-settlement-money/) stand to receive payouts of about $35, though they will need to be patient. The $725 million class-action settlement agreement with Meta, the parent company of Facebook, was announced nearly two years ago back in December 2022, but there’s still little clarity as to when people will actually get their money. According to a [notice](https://facebookuserprivacysettlement.com/) that’s current as of Sept. 19, no one can be paid until two appeals are resolved, and the hearing for them will not be set “until the first half of 2025 or later.” While it’s possible the payouts will come next year, even that doesn’t seem to be guaranteed. The hearing will be followed by another delay, during which the court will decide on the merits of those appeals. And *t**hen* there could be “additional proceedings that could further delay the distribution of settlement benefits after the appeal is decided,” according to the notice. ## Having your identity stolen may come at a high cost ### With Aura in your corner, you'll have the proper software to protect your every online move. Nowadays, we all need Identity Theft Protection. Find yours by clicking on your state below. [View Plans](https://money.com/pr/gd041a90dab2?ap_referrer=%2Ffacebook-settlement-payout-date%2F) ## What is the Facebook lawsuit about? The lawsuits that led to this settlement agreement are related to a 2018 scandal involving Cambridge Analytica, a British consulting firm that worked on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. The firm obtained personal Facebook data from up to 87 million users, mostly in the U.S., and the lawsuits allege Meta improperly shared the user data. Meta denies that it violated any laws but agreed to the settlement to “avoid the costs and risks of a trial,” according to the settlement website. ## Who will get a Facebook settlement payout? If you used Facebook in the U.S. between 2007 and 2022, you were eligible to submit a claim for this settlement. The deadline to claim money passed in August 2023, and the judge gave final approval after a hearing in October 2023. Some 28 million people submitted timely claims, and more than 17 million of those had been preliminarily validated as of the last update, making it the largest settlement class in U.S. history. 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