Health insurance premiums are going up for South Bend Community School Corporation employees and many aren't happy about it.
Several people went to voice their concerns to the board Monday night who approved the new rates.
Some employees say their rates will go up 21 percent and they simply can't afford it.
But those who drafted the new insurance plan say the increase was inevitable because the state mandated the corporation can only spend so much money on insurance and the rest has to be passed to employees.
Still, some wonder how they will make ends meet.
"I have not enough money to pay for my housing and for my utilities, let alone money to buy food or to put gas in my car to get to and from work every day," says a food service employee who spoke at the school board meeting.
The president of South Bend's chapter of the National Education Association says the new plan is as good as it can be, considering employees have had very low rates compared to the national average.
"As you can watch the evening news on any channel and hear about how the health care has changed for different companies for different employee groups, and with the changes in the law, it is now affecting us," says NEA President, Jason Zook.
