BMA and DDPM Update on Bangkok Flood Relief Payments

Matichon•General•5d ago

Reader Briefing

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration reports progress on flood relief registrations and payments as of October 16, 2026.

•288,331 households have been approved for aid via the Tang Rat application across 33 districts.
•Lat Krabang district submitted the highest number of relief requests via the BMA website with 18,301 cases.
•The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and Government Savings Bank have successfully transferred funds to 229,038 households.

•As of October 16, 2026, at 17.00, 156,750 households were approved for 9,000 baht and 131,581 households for 5,000 baht via the Tang Rat application.
•The total approved budget via the Tang Rat application is 2,063,959,000 baht.
•On October 16, 2026, at 18.30, 119,910 requests were submitted via the website claim.bangkok.go.th, with Lat Krabang, Bang Kapi, Sai Mai, Khlong Sam Wa, and Min Buri having the highest numbers.
•The most requested types of aid via the BMA website include cost of living (84,249 requests) and home repairs (64,203 requests).
•The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and Government Savings Bank successfully transferred relief funds to 229,038 households as of October 16, 2026, at 05.30.
•Requests submitted via the BMA website are currently undergoing data and eligibility verification.
•Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will continue to coordinate with relevant agencies to ensure affected citizens receive aid according to criteria as quickly as possible.

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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration(กรุงเทพมหานคร)ℹ️

The agency reporting progress on flood relief registration and coordinating aid for Bangkok residents.

Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation(กรมป้องกันและบรรเทาสาธารณภัย)

The agency responsible for transferring flood relief funds to affected households in Bangkok.

Government Savings Bank(ธนาคารออมสิน)

The bank that collaborated with the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation to transfer relief funds.

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The body whose resolution set the relief amounts at 5,000 or 9,000 baht.

Tang Rat(ทางรัฐ)

The application used for registering and checking the status of flood relief aid.

Lat Krabang District(เขตลาดกระบัง)ℹ️

The district with the highest number of relief requests at 18,301.

Bang Kapi District(เขตบางกะปิ)ℹ️

A district with 12,434 relief requests.

Sai Mai District(เขตสายไหม)ℹ️

A district with 10,191 relief requests.

Khlong Sam Wa District(เขตคลองสามวา)ℹ️

A district with 7,589 relief requests.

Min Buri District(เขตมีนบุรี)ℹ️

A district with 6,523 relief requests.