Citizens rush to verify vehicle ownership for State Welfare Card

Matichon•Society•21h ago

Reader Briefing

Citizens in multiple provinces are rushing to transport offices to correct vehicle ownership data after being disqualified from the 2026 State Welfare Card program.

•Out of 18.82 million applicants for the 2026 State Welfare Card, 9.31 million failed to meet the criteria.
•Many applicants were disqualified because the system recorded them as owning cars or motorcycles.
•Citizens in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ang Thong, and Yala are seeking to correct ownership data for appeals.
•Common issues include vehicles sold via informal transfer, seized vehicles, or old vehicles no longer in use.

Overview

•The 2026 State Welfare Card registration saw 18.82 million applicants, with 9.5 million passing and 9.31 million failing the criteria.
•Many applicants failed the criteria because the Department of Land Transport database lists them as owners of vehicles they no longer possess.
•On July 20, 2026, many citizens, mostly elderly, visited the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Provincial Transport Office to verify ownership data.
•Mr. Parinya Hatsadinthorn Na Ayutthaya stated that the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Provincial Transport Office began receiving reports on July 17.
•At the Ang Thong Provincial Transport Office, officials are providing free vehicle registration data verification for citizens to use in their appeals.
•In Betong, Yala, citizens queued at Krungthai Bank and the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives to file appeals.
•Mr. Yao stated he intends to complete the vehicle ownership correction at the transport office before July 31.

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Key Quotes

Ms. Ratchanee

"Personally, I think if the verification is this strict, they should just cancel the State Welfare Card because truly poor people do not get it due to too many verification steps."

ส่วนตัวมองว่าหากมีการตรวจสอบสิทธิ์กันขนาดนี้อยากให้ยกเลิกบัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐไปเลย เพราะคนจนจริงๆ ไม่ได้บัตรสิทธิ์สวัสดิการแห่งรัฐเพราะถูกตรวจสอบมีขั้นตอนมากมาย

Key Entities

Policy

State Welfare Card Program(โครงการสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ)

A government welfare program with a 2026 registration round where vehicle ownership is a disqualifying criterion.

Organization

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Provincial Transport Office(สำนักงานขนส่งจังหวัดพระนครศรีอยุธยา)

The transport office in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya where citizens are verifying vehicle ownership data.

Department of Land Transport(กรมการขนส่งทางบก)

The government agency whose database contains vehicle ownership records used for welfare verification.

Ang Thong Provincial Transport Office(สำนักงานขนส่งจังหวัดอ่างทอง)

The transport office in Ang Thong providing free data verification for welfare applicants.

Krungthai Bank(ธนาคารกรุงไทย)ℹ️

A bank where citizens in Betong, Yala, are filing appeals for the welfare program.

Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives(ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์การเกษตร)

A bank where citizens in Betong, Yala, are filing appeals for the welfare program.

Person

Mr. Parinya Hatsadinthorn Na Ayutthaya(นายปริญญา หัสดินทร ณ อยุธยา)

The Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Provincial Transport Officer.

Ms. Ratchanee(น.ส.รัชนี)

A 64-year-old resident of Tha Wasukree Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, who was disqualified from the welfare program.

Mr. Yao(นายเย้าะ)

A 73-year-old man in Yala who is appealing his disqualification due to old vehicle records.

Place

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province(จังหวัดพระนครศรีอยุธยา)ℹ️

A province where citizens are visiting the transport office to check vehicle ownership.

Ang Thong Province(จังหวัดอ่างทอง)ℹ️

A province where citizens are visiting the transport office to correct vehicle registration data.

Yala Province(จังหวัดยะลา)ℹ️

A province where citizens are filing appeals at banks and visiting the transport office.