$23 Million In Stimulus Checks Are Unclaimed
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By Chris L. Jenkins, Washington Post Staff Writer: More than 77,900 low-income senior citizens, disabled veterans and others in the Washington region have not filed to receive the economic stimulus checks sent to millions of U.S. taxpayers this spring, pushing federal and state authorities to redouble their efforts to inform more people that they are eligible.
Those unclaimed checks total more than $23 million, according to an analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Some of those people, who do not file tax returns, apparently were not aware that they were eligible for the money or did not file to get the payment.
Under the $170 billion stimulus package Congress approved to boost the economy, most taxpayers are eligible for rebates of as much as $600 ($1,200 for married couples).