DDPM Flood Compensation 2026 Criteria

Matichon•Politics•32m ago

Reader Briefing

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation announced compensation criteria and a budget of 558,739,000 Baht for victims of the 2026 rainy season floods.

•The Cabinet approved compensation criteria and a budget of 558,739,000 Baht on August 25.
•Households with flooded primary residences in disaster areas will receive 9,000 Baht per household.
•Direct deaths from floods and landslides will be compensated at 2,000,000 Baht per person for funeral expenses.
•Compensation will be transferred exclusively via PromptPay accounts linked to national ID numbers through Government Savings Bank.

Overview

•On August 26, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation held a meeting to clarify assistance guidelines for 2026 rainy season flood victims.
•The Cabinet approved the criteria and a budget of 558,739,000 Baht on August 25 to alleviate public suffering.
•Households with primary residences flooded for any duration (including more than 7 days) in declared disaster areas receive 9,000 Baht per household.
•Compensation for funeral expenses for those who died directly from floods or landslides is set at 2,000,000 Baht per person.
•Victims can register via the Tang Rat application or submit documents in person at local administrative organizations.
•Government Savings Bank will handle the transfer of funds to eligible recipients' PromptPay accounts.
•Provincial authorities are instructed to send verified data to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation progressively without waiting for entire village data collection.

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Key Entities

Organization

Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation(กรมป้องกันและบรรเทาสาธารณภัย)

The agency responsible for clarifying assistance guidelines and coordinating flood compensation.

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The body that approved the compensation criteria and budget on August 25.

Tang Rat(ทางรัฐ)

The application used as a channel for flood victims to register for assistance.

Government Savings Bank(ธนาคารออมสิน)

The bank responsible for transferring compensation funds to eligible citizens' PromptPay accounts.

Bureau of the Budget(สำนักงบประมาณ)ℹ️

The agency that allocates the budget to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

Person

Chairat Kaewphiangphen(นายชัยรัตน์ แก้วเพียงเพ็ญ)

Deputy Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation who chaired the meeting on August 26.