‘Missing money – is it yours?’ by Paul Clitheroe
I came across a terrific news story recently about a retiree who unearthed an old lottery ticket. After checking with her local newsagent, she discovered the ticket was indeed a winner, to the tune of several million dollars. Sadly, it’s not the sort of thing that happens to most of us. But there are millions of unclaimed dollars sitting in government coffers, and you don’t need a winning ticket to claim it.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) recently issued a plea for the public to check if any unclaimed cash belongs to you. Each year the kitty of forgotten money grows, and right now there’s a staggering $564 million in lost loot that ASIC wants to find home for.