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This One-Minute MoneySmart Check Could Spell Payday

By Rebekah Jun 13, 2014

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Are you tired of seeing the media beat-up about unclaimed monies in bank accounts being ‘taken’ by the Government?   They’re not ‘taking’ it. It’s up to each of us to manage our money, and now the MoneySmart website makes it quick & easy to find lost funds and claim them back.

  1. Firstly, we should all know where our bank accounts are. If you haven’t transacted on a bank account in 3 years, the banks are obliged to send it to the Government and it is held there for you to claim (most banks do try to contact you first). Better to be held by the Government under strict regulations than by a bank being eroded by fees!
  2. If by some chance we have forgotten or lost an account (by not advising when you moved or something) you can search here.  They also have links to all the state governments unclaimed monies. Worth looking in case you’ve anything out there. (Bequests, uncashed cheques, etc) remember to search under any other names you have used.
  3. Yes, it is a long and detailed process to claim the money back, but I want them to do proper checks before they give my money to the wrong person.

It’s also a FREE process (so if you get a letter from a company offering to do the claim and charge a percentage – throw it in the bin and search yourself).  The new legislation also requires the Government to pay interest since July 1 , 2013.  It’s around the rate of CPI so a few percent, but it all adds up!

To see if you’ve got claim to an account, click here.

So how did you go? Did you find any money?

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Author Rebekah

Rebekah Bholanat is a married mum of 3 with qualifications in Finance and Investment. Rebekah works part-time as a Banking Advisor and enjoys writing and helping to organise fundraising as a part of a community theatre group, the Ethelton Entertainers. She's most recently created the Costco Adelaide Customers Facebook Group after the recently launched Adelaide Warehouse opened in 2014.

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