Event at Senator’s district office identified money owed to dozens of constituents
Springfield Township, PA — Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-28) today announced that over $205,000 in unclaimed property is being returned to residents of Southern York County following Sen. Phillips-Hill’s recent unclaimed property event at her district office in Springfield Township.
“Returning unclaimed property to its rightful owners is always great, but this was a truly outstanding event,” Treasurer Garrity said. “Working with Sen. Phillips-Hill and her staff, we found money for dozens of constituents – including one person whose total exceeded $135,000. This is a great example of why we’re committed to returning unclaimed property to hardworking Pennsylvanians. I encourage everyone to check our website today – it only takes a couple of minutes to see if any of the $4.5 billion we’re working to return belongs to you!”
“With rising prices impacting us all, reclaiming unclaimed property is more crucial now than ever. At our recent event, we returned $205,215.30 to Southern York County residents, helping them access the hard-earned money that rightfully belongs to them,” said Phillips-Hill. “Thank you to Treasurer Stacy Garrity and her team for helping get this money back where it belongs – in your pockets.”
Residents of Sen. Phillips-Hill’s district stopped by her district office on October 10, where they were helped in their search for unclaimed property by the Senator’s staff and Treasury’s outreach team.
The unclaimed property identified at the event included money that had been turned over to Treasury from banks, credit unions, insurance companies, healthcare organizations, retailers, and more. Treasury is in the process of returning those funds to the individuals and organizations identified as the rightful owners.
Unclaimed property can include dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, forgotten safe deposit boxes, and much more. State law requires businesses to report unclaimed property to Treasury after three years of dormancy.
Treasury is working to return more than $4.5 billion in unclaimed property to its rightful owners – including nearly $60 million owed to residents of York County. The average claim is worth about $1,600, and more than one in ten Pennsylvanians is owed unclaimed property.
To learn more about unclaimed property or to search Treasury’s database to see if any money is available for you to claim, visit patreasury.gov/unclaimed-property.