In October, Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ (DOLIR’s) Division of Employment Security partnered to return Unclaimed Property to Missourians who have applied for unemployment benefits. In just one month, this initiative has returned $593,174.55, representing 3,967 accounts. The largest payment was over $36,000.

A news release says over the past month, the Unclaimed Property Division has contacted 100,000 Missourians via e-mail, postcards and phone calls.

Those who receive outreach in the form of a postcard, e-mail or phone call will have to submit a claim for their unclaimed property.

Last year, Treasurer Fitzpatrick worked with the Department of Social Services to launch an automated system that matches unclaimed property with past-due child support. This new system has returned more than $3.5 million in past-due child support payments to Missouri families.

One in 10 Missourians has unclaimed property and the average return is $300. Missourians can search and claim online at ShowMeMoney.com. The Treasurer’s Office does not charge to return unclaimed property.

Since taking office in 2019, Treasurer Fitzpatrick has broken three unclaimed property records, returning the first $1 million of his administration in less than 10 days, returning over $45 million in one fiscal year, and returning unclaimed property to more Missourians in one year than any prior treasurer.