# Treasury says federal payment checks screened $3.7 trillion in FY2026

> The department says new verification controls returned about 13,500 payments totaling $175 million that would have gone to deceased people.

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- Published: 2026-10-06T17:58:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-07T05:58:55+03:00
- Event / data period: 2026
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The U.S. Treasury said its payment-verification process screened more than 1.1 billion federal payments worth about $3.7 trillion during fiscal 2026. Treasury reported that the checks identified and returned roughly 13,500 payments totaling $175 million that otherwise would have gone to deceased individuals.

The department also said access to its Do Not Pay data expanded to about 99% of federal programs, from about 4% at the end of fiscal 2025, and that it screened more than 2.3 billion records. Treasury says the new bank-account and taxpayer-ID checks became fully operational on September 30; the figures are agency-reported results, not an independent audit.

## Data

### Treasury FY2026 payment checks

Screening, access and returned-payment figures reported by Treasury on October 6.

Methodology: FY2026 results are transcribed from the release. Approximate values and lower bounds such as “more than 1.1 billion” are retained; these are agency-reported figures.

| label | value | unit | period | basis | value_qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value of federal payments screened | 3.7 | trillion USD | 2026 | observed | approximate |
| Payments screened | 1.1 | billion payments | 2026 | observed | lower-bound |
| Returned amount destined for deceased people | 175 | million USD | 2026 | observed |  |
| Federal programs with Do Not Pay access | 99 | percent | 2026-10-06 | observed | approximate |

Sources: <https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0651/> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/treasury-reports-fy2026-payment-verification-results/data/treasury-fy2026-payment-controls?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/treasury-reports-fy2026-payment-verification-results/data/treasury-fy2026-payment-controls?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [U.S. Department of the Treasury](<https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0651/>) (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-10-06)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-07T00:57:10+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.
- 2026-10-07T05:58:55+03:00: Data classification added: each figure now carries a measure identifier with its unit, geography, frequency and type. No figure, unit or date changed.

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