DOLE Students Appeal State Welfare Card Loss

Khaosod•Politics•16h ago

Reader Briefing

The Ministry of Education announced that approximately 53,000 students from the Department of Learning Encouragement have appealed the loss of their state welfare cards.

•Approximately 53,000 students have already filed appeals to regain state welfare card benefits.
•The deadline for filing appeals is July 31.
•The Ministry of Education is providing data to the Cabinet to consider adjusting the welfare criteria.
•Around 270,000 students aged 18 and above are potentially affected by the current criteria.

Overview

•Approximately 53,000 students from the Department of Learning Encouragement have filed appeals, with total figures currently around 55,000.
•The Department of Learning Encouragement allows appeals to be submitted until July 31.
•There are approximately 270,000 students aged 18 years who are within the affected group.
•Prasert Jantararuangthong and the Ministry of Education will provide information to the Cabinet to lead to a consideration of adjusting criteria.
•The Department of Learning Encouragement expects up to 100,000 students to appeal, representing 60-70% of the student population.
•The Department of Learning Encouragement requests that students refrain from resigning from their studies to avoid dropping out of the system.
•Kesthip Supawanich stated that these non-formal students are vulnerable individuals who must earn an income while studying.
•The Department of Learning Encouragement will send all appeal requests to the Ministry of Finance in one batch after the deadline.

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Key Entities

Person

Prasert Jantararuangthong(ประเสริฐ จันทรรวงทอง)

Minister of Education.

Akaranan Kankittinan(อัครนันท์ กัณณ์กิตตินันท์)

Deputy Minister of Education who oversees the Department of Learning Encouragement.

Kesthip Supawanich(เกศทิพย์ ศุภวานิช)

Director General of the Department of Learning Encouragement.

Organization

Department of Learning Encouragement(สกร.)

An organization under the Ministry of Education providing non-formal education.

Ministry of Education(กระทรวงศึกษาธิการ)ℹ️

The ministry responsible for overseeing the Department of Learning Encouragement.

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี (ครม.))

The body that will consider the adjustment of the state welfare card criteria.

Ministry of Finance(คลัง)ℹ️

The entity to which the appeal requests will be submitted.

Place

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

The location where the press conference was held on July 21, 2026.

Policy

State Welfare Card(บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ)

A state welfare program with criteria affecting non-formal students.