MONEY MATCH is One of Several Ongoing Initiatives to Increase the Return of Unclaimed Property to Owners

The third week of September brings familiar signs of fall—cooler days, school in full swing, and seasonal traditions across Delaware. It also signals the launch of the State’s annual MONEY MATCH check program, ensuring residents receive unclaimed funds quickly and securely.

This week, the Delaware Office of Unclaimed Property will return over $1.2 million in unclaimed property directly to approximately 10,000 Delaware taxpayers through the annual MONEY MATCH program.  Eligible taxpayers will receive a check in the mail for their unclaimed property – without having to file a claim – based on a data match with their most recent personal income tax return.

“Delaware’s Office of Unclaimed Property is committed to reuniting Delawareans with money that is rightfully theirs. Through MONEY MATCH, we’re using technology to make the process faster, more efficient, and seamless—automatically putting money back where it belongs: in the hands of Delaware taxpayers,” said Kyle K. Pritchard, State Escheator and Director of the Delaware Office of Unclaimed Property.  

This is the seventh iteration of Delaware’s MONEY MATCH program, which now occurs annually each September.  In total, the MONEY MATCH program has returned over $6 million to over 50,000 Delaware taxpayers.

Along with 49 other states, Delaware participates in MissingMoney.com, a free multistate unclaimed property search website sponsored by NAUPA.  MissingMoney.com allows individuals to conduct one search across almost all states simultaneously to find their lost property.

Unclaimed property can include money left in old bank accounts, uncashed paychecks, unused balances on gift certificates, unreturned utility deposits, uncollected insurance payments, and forgotten stocks and dividends. Businesses are required to turn over these amounts to States after a certain number of years if contact is lost between the holder of the property and the property owner.

While MONEY MATCH automatically reunites many Delaware taxpayers with their unclaimed property, not all types of property are included.  Delawareans are still encouraged to search for unclaimed property held by Delaware at https://unclaimedproperty.delaware.gov/ or at https://missingmoney.com/ to search across forty-nine states at one time. 

More information about MONEY MATCH is available at https://unclaimedproperty.delaware.gov/app/claim/money-match.

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Contact: Kylie Taylor-Roberts, Public Information Officer
(302) 577-8952, kylie.taylor-roberts@delaware.gov

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