Why billions of dollars sit unclaimed in Australia
Unclaimed money is rarely the result of carelessness. It is the predictable outcome of moving house, changing names and switching jobs in a system that never forwards your mail.
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Longer reads on how unclaimed money works in Australia - why it builds up, where it hides, and how to tell a genuine register from a scam.
Unclaimed money is rarely the result of carelessness. It is the predictable outcome of moving house, changing names and switching jobs in a system that never forwards your mail.
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Read moreRevenue NSW holds money that businesses could not return to their owners. Here is what is on the register, how to search it, and what a claim requires.
Read moreBonds are lodged with a state authority, not your landlord. If you moved out without completing the refund, the money is still sitting there in your name.
Read moreEstates are often finalised before anyone searches the registers. Money left in a deceased person's name can still be claimed - here is what the agencies require.
Read moreMarriage, divorce and legal name changes are the single biggest reason a search comes back empty when money is actually waiting.
Read moreWhen an employer cannot pay you what you are owed, or cannot find you, the money does not simply vanish. Several agencies hold it on your behalf.
Read moreOne pass through every register that matters, in order, with the details you need on hand before you start.
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