Interior Ministry surveys citizens ineligible for State Welfare Card

Thairath•Politics•4d ago

Reader Briefing

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior has ordered 76 provincial governors to survey citizens who failed the 2025 State Welfare Card qualification criteria but are believed to be in need of assistance.

•Permanent Secretary Assit Samphantharat ordered 76 provincial governors to integrate state agencies to survey ineligible citizens.
•The Cabinet issued a resolution on July 21, 2026, assigning the Ministry of Interior to collect data on citizens who failed qualification checks but are believed to be in distress.
•The collected data will be sent to the Ministry of Finance for urgent consideration.
•Citizens can inquire about the State Welfare Card project via the hotline 0-2109-2345.

Overview

•On July 21, 2026, the Cabinet issued a resolution assigning the Ministry of Interior to survey citizens who failed the State Welfare Card qualification checks.
•On August 22, 2026, Assit Samphantharat announced the directive to provincial governors.
•Assit Samphantharat ordered governors of 76 provinces to coordinate with state agencies to collect data on citizens who are believed to be in need of government assistance.
•Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul expressed concern for citizens who did not pass the 2025 State Welfare Card registration screening.
•The Ministry of Interior will send the survey data of distressed citizens to the Ministry of Finance for consideration.
•Agencies involved in the verification process include the Revenue Department, Comptroller General's Department, Social Security Office, and National Credit Bureau PLC.
•Verification criteria cover personal details, income, financial assets, debts, credit cards, real estate, and vehicles.

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Key Entities

Person

Assit Samphantharat(นายอรรษิษฐ์ สัมพันธรัตน์)

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior.

Anutin Charnvirakul(นายอนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

Organization

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry tasked by the Cabinet to survey citizens ineligible for the state welfare card.

Ministry of Finance(กระทรวงการคลัง)ℹ️

The ministry responsible for considering the data of distressed citizens and managing the State Welfare Card project.

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The body that issued the resolution on July 21, 2026, regarding the survey of ineligible citizens.

Revenue Department(กรมสรรพากร)