{"id":17734,"date":"2025-09-09T14:56:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?p=17734"},"modified":"2025-09-09T14:56:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:56:51","slug":"delaware-reunites-2800-taxpayers-with-nearly-400000-in-unclaimed-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-reunites-2800-taxpayers-with-nearly-400000-in-unclaimed-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware Reunites 2,800 Taxpayers with Nearly $400,000 in Unclaimed Property"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Delaware<\/em> \u2013 Delaware\u2019s Office of Unclaimed Property is mailing out nearly $400,000 this week to 2,800 residents as part of the annual MONEY MATCH program. The program uses tax return data to automatically match residents with unclaimed property, sending them checks without requiring any action on their part. <br>Governor Matt Meyer praised the program for its efficiency, saying, \u201cMONEY MATCH helps put money back in the pockets of Delaware families with minimal bureaucracy. This is just another way we\u2019re using technology to make state services work smarter.\u201d <br>Now in its sixth year, the program has already returned over $5.6 million to nearly 40,000 Delawareans since 2021. It\u2019s part of the state\u2019s ongoing efforts to streamline the process of reuniting people with unclaimed property. <br>Brenda R. Mayrack, the State Escheator and Director of the Delaware Office of Unclaimed Property, explained, \u201cThe program makes use of data matching technology, which allows us to reunite residents with their funds automatically. All recipients need to do is cash the check.\u201d<br>Unclaimed property can include a variety of items\u2014forgotten bank balances, uncashed checks, gift card balances, utility deposits, and even uncollected insurance payouts. In Delaware, businesses are required to report and remit such property to the state after a period of inactivity. Annually, Delaware returns an average of $150 million to $200 million in unclaimed funds, both within the state and globally.<br>Though the MONEY MATCH program reunites many taxpayers with their property automatically, not all unclaimed funds qualify. Delawareans are encouraged to check the state\u2019s website or visit MissingMoney.com, a multistate search tool, to find additional unclaimed property they might be entitled to. For more information on the MONEY MATCH program, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/unclaimedproperty.delaware.gov\/app\/claim\/money-match\">Delaware Unclaimed Property<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/very-big-amount-of-us-hundred-dollar-bills-huge-q-2025-03-13-17-49-48-utc-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/very-big-amount-of-us-hundred-dollar-bills-huge-q-2025-03-13-17-49-48-utc-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/very-big-amount-of-us-hundred-dollar-bills-huge-q-2025-03-13-17-49-48-utc-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/very-big-amount-of-us-hundred-dollar-bills-huge-q-2025-03-13-17-49-48-utc-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/very-big-amount-of-us-hundred-dollar-bills-huge-q-2025-03-13-17-49-48-utc-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/very-big-amount-of-us-hundred-dollar-bills-huge-q-2025-03-13-17-49-48-utc-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delaware \u2013 Delaware\u2019s Office of Unclaimed Property is mailing out nearly $400,000 this week to 2,800 residents as part of the annual MONEY MATCH program. The program uses tax return data to automatically match residents with unclaimed property, sending them checks without requiring any action on their part. Governor Matt Meyer praised the program for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/very-big-amount-of-us-hundred-dollar-bills-huge-q-2025-03-13-17-49-48-utc-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-4C2","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13409,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/unclaimed-100000-powerball-ticket-sold-in-fruitland\/","url_meta":{"origin":17734,"position":0},"title":"Unclaimed $100,000 Powerball Ticket Sold in Fruitland","author":"admin","date":"March 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"FRUITLAND, Md. \u2014 A winning $100,000 Powerball ticket sold in Fruitland remains unclaimed, according to Maryland Lottery officials. 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