(Columbia) - The Department of Social Services is sitting on more than a million dollars, some of which could belong to you.

DSS says the money comes from child support payments that never made it to the parent.

The problem lies with a list of names that the agency can’t find a correct address for.

You’d think that anyone on a list of unclaimed funds would jump at the chance to claim them, but mother Lesley Adamson didn’t even know it existed.

We did some digging, and clued her into the DSS website that lists who is owed money, but somehow didn’t get it.

“I'm living off of limited funds, so it’s very important, it might be very important for a lot of people,” says Adamson.

Nearly 5,700 people have between $25 and $5,000 dollars waiting for them. And Lesley’s share of the $1.2 Million dollar pot could make things easier for her and her four children.

“That really helps a lot with a lot of us, especially single parents that just really depend on that,” Adamson says.

Lesley was told she’d have to fax over a copy of her license, social security card, and recent bill.

She’s optimistic about some extra money, but wishes this wouldn’t have happened in the first place.

“It’s frustrating. That someone can call you out of the blue and say ‘do you know about this and it’s out there’ and the people supposed to be working on your case for you, don't even know anything about it,” Adamson says.

DSS says undeliverable funds must work their way through the court system before ending up on the list, and right now the Internet is the only place to access that information.

If you think there’s money waiting for you, go to the DSS website.