Almost 250,000 in Pennsylvania Yet to Claim Economic Stimulus Payments
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.
REMAINING TO FILE:
244,557
TOTAL UNCLAIMED PAYMENTS:
$73,367,100
Cities in the top 100 nationwide with unclaimed payments
Philadelphia Pittsburgh 48,063 15,105
Number of Pennsylvanians remaining to file for payments, by county 1,000 to 4,999 12,500 to 49,000 5,000 to 12,499 0 to 999
Number of Pennsylvanians remaining to file for payments, by county (top 20 counties)
Counties among the top 200 nationwide with unclaimed payments
Total value Philadelphia Allegheny Montgomery Delaware Bucks Luzerne Westmoreland Chester Lancaster Berks 48,063 25,231 12,190 11,897 9,080 7,321 6,981 6,797 6,656 6,064 $14,418,900 $7,569,300 $3,657,000 $3,569,100 $2,724,000 $2,196,300 $2,094,300 $2,039,100 $1,996,800 $1,819,200 York Lackawanna Lehigh Erie Northampton Washington Dauphin Beaver Schuylkill Cambria 5,866 5,527 5,351 5,304 4,653 4,366 3,907 3,747 3,477 3,423 Total value $1,759,800 $1,658,100 $1,605,300 $1,591,200 $1,395,900 $1,309,800 $1,172,100 $1,124,100 $1,043,100 $1,026,900
IRS media contact: David Stewart
Source: Internal Revenue Service
215-861-1595
For more information, contact the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities at stimuluspayments2008@cbpp.org