Sa Kaeo residents transfer vehicles for state welfare rights

MGR Online•Society•1d ago

Reader Briefing

Residents in Sa Kaeo province are transferring vehicle ownership to relatives to qualify for the State Welfare Card after being disqualified for owning assets.

•On July 20, many residents gathered at the Sa Kaeo Provincial Transport Office to transfer car and motorcycle ownership.
•Applicants were disqualified from the state welfare program because they were listed as vehicle owners, despite the vehicles being old or used for work.
•Some elderly applicants fainted while waiting in long queues due to hot weather.
•Yutthasak Prasert stated that transferring ownership does not automatically guarantee the restoration of welfare rights.

Overview

•Many low-income residents in Sa Kaeo failed the State Welfare Card eligibility check due to vehicle ownership records.
•On July 20, residents from various districts traveled to the Sa Kaeo Provincial Transport Office to transfer vehicle titles to children or relatives.
•Some elderly residents suffered from exhaustion and fainted while waiting in long queues in hot weather.
•Yupin Duangmanee transferred her old car to her son because the vehicle's ownership prevented her from receiving the welfare benefit.
•Ms. Kae expressed discouragement after the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives advised her to settle a 150,000 baht debt before appealing.
•Yutthasak Prasert clarified that updating asset ownership data does not automatically grant State Welfare Card rights.
•Residents are calling on the government to review eligibility criteria to be more fair to those owning old vehicles for daily use.

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Key Quotes

Yupin Duangmanee

"I am not wealthy and did not think having an old car would make me ineligible. Once I knew the result, I hurried to transfer it to my child."

ยายไม่ได้มีฐานะดี และไม่คิดเลยว่าการมีรถเก่าจะทำให้ไม่ได้รับสิทธิ์ พอรู้ผลก็รีบมาโอนให้ลูก หวังว่าถ้ามีการอุทธรณ์หรือเปิดตรวจสอบสิทธิ์อีกครั้ง จะไม่ติดเงื่อนไขเรื่องรถอีก

Ms. Kae

"At first I intended to appeal, but after learning the process I felt discouraged because I still have 150,000 baht in debt."

ตอนแรกตั้งใจจะยื่นอุทธรณ์ แต่พอทราบขั้นตอนแล้วก็รู้สึกท้อ เพราะยังมีหนี้อยุ่ 150,000 บาทจะให้หาเงินไปปิดหนี้ก่อนก็ทำไม่ได้

Key Entities

Place

Sa Kaeo(สระแก้ว)ℹ️

The province where residents are seeking to transfer vehicle ownership to regain welfare rights.

Wang Sombun District(อ.วังสมบูรณ์)ℹ️

The district where Yupin Duangmanee resides.

Sanam Chai Khet District(อ.สนามชัยเขต)ℹ️

The district from which an elderly woman and her husband traveled to the transport office.

Organization

Sa Kaeo Provincial Transport Office(สำนักงานขนส่งจังหวัดสระแก้ว)

The government office where residents gathered to transfer vehicle ownership.

Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC)(ธนาคารเพื่อการเกษตรและสหกรณ์การเกษตร (ธ.ก.ส.))

The bank that provided guidance to Ms. Kae regarding her debt and the appeal process.

Policy

State Welfare Card(บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ)

A government welfare program providing monthly financial assistance to low-income citizens.

Person

Yupin Duangmanee(นางยุพิน ดวงมณี)

A 73-year-old resident of Wang Sombun District who transferred her car to her son.

Ms. Kae(น.ส.เก๋)

A 47-year-old resident who was disqualified from the welfare program and has 150,000 baht in debt.

Yutthasak Prasert(นายยุทธศักดิ์ ประเสริฐ)

The Sa Kaeo Provincial Transport Officer.