Almost 90,000 in South Carolina Yet to Claim
Economic Stimulus Payments
REMAINING TO FILE:
88,661
TOTAL UNCLAIMED
PAYMENTS:
$26,598,300
Among the top 100
cities nationwide with
unclaimed payments
Columbia:
5,949
Number of South Carolinians
remaining to file for
payments, by county
5,000 to 8,000
3,000 to 4,999
1,000 to 2,999
0 to 999
To boost the flagging economy, Congress authorized economic stimulus payments that eligible households claim
by filing a 2007 tax return. However, the IRS identified about 20 million low-income seniors, disabled veterans and
others with disabilities who are not otherwise required to file a tax return and, as a result, are at risk of missing out
on their $300 payments ($600 for married couples). On June 20, the IRS announced that 5 million people in this group
had not yet filed. With the cost of energy, food and other expenses on the rise, the economic stimulus payments are
as critical as ever, and assistance is available to those who need it. Eligible people have until October 15 to file for
their payments.
Mark Hanson 336-378-2007
IRS media contact:
Source: Internal Revenue Service
For more information, contact the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities at stimuluspayments2008@cbpp.org
7,888
7,113
6,521
5,108
4,754
4,070
3,940
3,284
3,237
3,049
$2,366,400
$2,133,900
$1,956,300
$1,532,400
$1,426,200
$1,221,000
$1,182,000
$985,200
$971,100
$914,700
Total value
Greenville
Charleston
Richland
Spartanburg
Horry
Anderson
Lexington
Florence
York
Aiken
Number of South Carolinians remaining to file for payments, by county (top 20 counties)
Counties among the top 200 nationwide with unclaimed payments
$817,500
$793,500
$723,900
$635,700
$560,700
$539,100
$532,800
$478,200
$468,900
$465,000
Total value
2,725
2,645
2,413
2,119
1,869
1,797
1,776
1,594
1,563
1,550
Berkeley
Orangeburg
Beaufort
Sumter
Pickens
Laurens
Georgetown
Darlington
Dorchester
Greenwood