Amazon Prime subscribers could receive up to $200 automatically under an expanded settlement tied to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) case against Amazon.
The FTC announced on September 17, 2026, that it would “accelerate and expand payments” under the $2.5 billion settlement with Amazon.
The biggest change is that the maximum refund for eligible consumers has increased from $51 to $200 under the revised court-approved order, according to the report cited by Yahoo Finance. Under the September 2025 settlement, Amazon agreed to provide as much as $1.5 billion in consumer refunds and pay another $1 billion civil penalty to the government. By September 2026, more than $845 million had already been sent to consumers, according to the FTC as reported by USA Today.
How much more money can you get?
The revised system is designed to make the payment process automatic. Eligible consumers do not need to take extra action to receive money under the automatic-payment provisions. Consumers who qualify for this second payment could receive up to another $149, bringing their total settlement payment to as much as $200.
This means someone who already received an earlier payment could potentially get more money automatically, rather than having to submit a new claim.
Can people who already got money get more?
Consumers do not need to file a claim to receive these automatic payments. They also do not have to fill out additional paperwork, respond to notices or keep checking for a deadline in order to receive the automatic refund if they fall into the newly eligible group. The FTC’s original case focused on Amazon’s Prime enrollment and cancellation practices. The FTC alleged that Amazon’s enrollment process could mislead consumers into signing up for Prime, while its cancellation process made it difficult for some subscribers to end their memberships. The allegations meant that some consumers may have paid for Prime benefits they did not intend to start or continue. People who already received money from the settlement could also receive another payment. This is an important part of the revised order.
The newly added group includes consumers who used between 11 and 20 Prime benefits during a one-year period. Earlier, automatic refunds of up to $51 were available only to consumers who had used fewer than 10 Prime benefits during the relevant one-year period. Payments to the newly eligible 11-to-20-benefit group are scheduled to begin on October 1, 2026. If the total amount of settlement payments that consumers have accepted does not reach the required threshold by February 2027, Amazon will have to make another round of automatic payments. That additional payment round is expected to begin by April 2027, if the conditions in the revised order are met.
Eligible consumers will receive their money through Venmo, PayPal or a mailed check, according to the settlement update.
The revised settlement now covers millions of additional Prime subscribers who were previously outside the automatic refund group.
