2.76 Million Appeal State Welfare Card Eligibility

Prachachat•Economy•1h ago

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The Ministry of Finance is processing 2.76 million appeals from citizens who lost their state welfare card eligibility for the year 2026.

•2.76 million people have filed appeals to regain state welfare card eligibility for the year 2026.
•The deadline for filing appeals is July 31, 2026.
•Approximately 6 million people who lost rights or did not register will automatically receive Thai Chuay Thai Plus (60/40) benefits.
•The Ministry of Finance will propose the Thai Chuay Thai Plus (60/40) project to the Cabinet on July 21.

•2.76 million people have filed appeals after being excluded from the State Welfare Card project for the year 2026.
•The deadline for citizens to submit appeals for the State Welfare Card is July 31, 2026.
•Winich Wisetsuwannaphum acknowledged that data inaccuracies occurred, such as the term 'car' being interpreted by the Department of Land Transport to include motorcycles.
•Winich Wisetsuwannaphum confirmed that those who pass the appeal criteria will have their State Welfare Card rights restored.
•The Ministry of Finance will perform data cleansing to prevent citizens from losing rights due to data errors.
•Approximately 6 million people will automatically receive benefits from the Thai Chuay Thai Plus (60/40) project in August and September.
•The Ministry of Finance will propose the Thai Chuay Thai Plus (60/40) project for Cabinet approval on July 21.

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Winich Wisetsuwannaphum

"There will be data cleansing to resolve data inaccuracies, and data errors will not be used as an excuse for people to lose their rights."

จะมีการ Cleansing ข้อมูล เพื่อแก้ปัญหาข้อมูลคาดเคลื่อน และจะไม่นำเรื่องความผิดพลาดของข้อมูลมาเป็นข้ออ้างให้ประชาชนเสียสิทธิ

Lavaron Sangsnit(ลวรณ แสงสนิท)

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance.

Winich Wisetsuwannaphum(วินิจ วิเศษสุวรรณภูมิ)

Director of the Fiscal Policy Office and spokesperson for the Ministry of Finance.

Ministry of Finance(กระทรวงการคลัง)ℹ️

The government ministry responsible for managing state welfare appeals and proposing aid projects to the Cabinet.

Fiscal Policy Office(สำนักงานเศรษฐกิจการคลัง)

An agency under the Ministry of Finance led by Winich Wisetsuwannaphum.

Department of Land Transport(กรมการขนส่งทางบก)

The agency that interpreted the term 'car' to include all types of vehicles including motorcycles.

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The government body that will consider the Thai Chuay Thai Plus (60/40) project on July 21.

State Welfare Card(บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ)

A government welfare project for the year 2026 targeting vulnerable and low-income citizens.

Thai Chuay Thai Plus (60/40)(ไทยช่วยไทย พลัส 60/40)

A project providing automatic benefits in August and September for approximately 6 million people.