Are you owed $1MILLION? Hundreds of unaware Australians have unclaimed entitlements - here's how you can check if you're sitting on a windfall
- The State Revenue Office has over a million unclaimed entitlements across Vic
- Money owed to people ranges from as little as $20 all the way up to $994,944
- The money consists of entitlements including salaries, share dividends and rent
The government owes more than $123million to hundreds of unaware Australians who have unclaimed entitlements.
The State Revenue Office has more than a million unclaimed entitlements across Victoria, ranging from as little as $20 all the way up to $994,994 - the biggest single entitlement - which is owed to a Mulgrave woman.
The money is made up of share dividends, salaries and wages, proceeds from a sale, or rents and bonds that have been unclaimed for at least 12 months.
The State Revenue Office has more than a million unclaimed entitlements across Victoria ranging from as little as $20 all the way up to $994,994 - the biggest single entitlement - which is owed to a Mulgrave woman (stock image)
About $412,610 is also awaiting collection from a woman in Brighton East, while another in Ardeer has $259,828 waiting for her.
One man from Ivanhoe East as 70 entitlements that have yet to be claimed which come to a total of $16,888.
The office also revealed the areas across Greater Melbourne that are owed the largest amount of money from the government.
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Residents in Richmond are owed $958,894 from 6,234 entitlements and Doncaster are owed $578,609 from 3,168.
Footscray residents are owed $433,888 from 2,529 entitlements, Hoppers Crossing with $347,916 from 3,553 and Eltham with $284,951 from 2,562.
The areas in regional Victoria owed the most money are Geelong with $2.7 million from 25,137 entitlements, Ballarat with $1.28 million from 11,296 entitlements and Bendigo with $1.1 million from 11,069 entitlements.
The money is made up of share dividends, salaries and wages, proceeds from a sale, or rents and bonds that have been unclaimed for at least 12 months (stock image)
Treasurer Tim Pallas encouraged all Victorians, businesses and community groups to search the State Revenue Office online database.
'You will know within seconds if you're sitting on an unexpected windfall,' he said in a statement on Monday.
Last financial year, the State Revenue Office reunited $16.6 million with its rightful owners.
