Queenslanders have more than $215 million in unclaimed cash waiting to be claimed, and it only takes a few seconds to find out if you are entitled to a slice.

The Public Trustee of Queensland is urging all Queenslanders to search for unclaimed money through its website, saying new funds are constantly coming in.

There are thousands of Aussies in the state that could be entitled to the cash, with the largest single amount being a whopping $1.3 million from a deceased estate.

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“Last financial year, we paid out more than 2,000 claims at a total of $3.3 million and, this year, we would like Queenslanders to beat that,” Queensland’s Public Trustee Samay Zhouand said.

“There is always new money coming in. For example, we recently received $2.8 million from an insurance company for more than 5,000 customers.”

If you have changed your name or address, there is a chance you may have unclaimed money. Unclaimed money is money that is owed to a person, company or organisation that has not been received within a certain timeframe.

This may be from a business, organisation or from a deceased estate. Businesses who lose contact with a customer must transfer any money they owe to the Public Trustee for safe keeping.

“There is unclaimed money that could be in the pockets of Queenslanders right now, so please visit our website and go to the ‘unclaimed money’ search tab. Just enter your name to find money you are owed,” Zhouand said.

How to check for unclaimed money

Queenslands can go to the Public Trustee website to check if they are entitled to any unclaimed money.

If people find money they are owed, they will need to produce their ID and documentation to prove they are tied to the money.

Aussies across the country can also check for unclaimed money through the following websites:

• FEDERAL: search ‘ASIC unclaimed money’

• ACT: Public Trustee and Guardian

• NSW: Revenue NSW

• NT: Northern Territory Treasury

• QLD: Public Trustee of Queensland

• SA: South Australian Department of Treasury and Finance

• TAS: Tasmanian Department of Treasury and Finance

• VIC: State Revenue Office of Victoria

• WA: WA Department of Treasury

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