State Welfare Card Appeals and Vehicle Ownership Criteria

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The Thai government is extending the appeal period and reviewing vehicle ownership criteria for the State Welfare Card program.

•The Ministry of Interior will propose extending the appeal deadline to September 20, 2026.
•The Ministry of Transport has proposed excluding vehicles older than 20 years and motorcycles older than 15 years from qualification checks.
•Approximately 2.9 million people have applied for rights review, with over 40% failing due to vehicle ownership.
•Those ineligible for the State Welfare Card may receive the Thai Chuay Thai Plus 60/40 benefit of 1,000 baht per month.

•Polpee Suwannachavee, Deputy Minister of Interior, stated the Ministry of Interior will propose the Cabinet extend the appeal period to September 20, 2026.
•The Ministry of Interior plans to integrate with the Royal Thai Police and Ministry of Commerce to investigate cases of identity theft regarding company directorships or mule accounts.
•Narucha Khosakhivilai, Director-General of the Department of Provincial Administration, established One Stop Service coordination centers at every district office for rights review.
•Siripong Angkasakulkiat, Deputy Minister of Transport, noted that many applicants are disqualified because they own old, unusable vehicles or vehicles sold without formal title transfer.
•The Ministry of Transport proposed to the Ministry of Finance to allow ownership of up to two motorcycles under 300cc that are still being paid for.
•Winich Visessuwanphum, Director-General of the Fiscal Policy Office, reported that over 40% of the 2.9 million applicants failed criteria due to vehicle ownership.
•The Ministry of Finance will propose the Thai Chuay Thai Plus 60/40 program to the Cabinet on July 21, 2026, for 6 million people.
•Individuals who failed qualification but previously had rights can confirm receipt of Thai Chuay Thai Plus 60/40 via the Pao Tang application from August to September 2026.

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Polpee Suwannachavee(พลพีร์ สุวรรณฉวี)

Deputy Minister of Interior.

Narucha Khosakhivilai(นฤชา โฆษาศิวิไลซ์)

Director-General of the Department of Provincial Administration.

Siripong Angkasakulkiat(สิริพงศ์ อังคสกุลเกียรติ)

Deputy Minister of Transport.

Winich Visessuwanphum(วินิจ วิเศษสุวรรณภูมิ)

Director-General of the Fiscal Policy Office and spokesperson for the Ministry of Finance.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry proposing the extension of the appeal period for the State Welfare Card.

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The executive body to which the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Finance submit proposals.

Royal Thai Police(สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ)ℹ️

An organization coordinating to investigate identity theft and mule accounts.

Ministry of Commerce(กระทรวงพาณิชย์)ℹ️

An organization coordinating to investigate unauthorized company directorships.

Department of Provincial Administration(กรมการปกครอง)ℹ️

The department establishing One Stop Service centers at district offices.

Ministry of Transport(กระทรวงคมนาคม)ℹ️

The ministry proposing changes to vehicle ownership criteria for welfare eligibility.

Department of Land Transport(กรมการขนส่งทางบก)

The department handling vehicle registration and ownership verification for appeals.

Ministry of Finance(กระทรวงการคลัง)ℹ️

The ministry managing the State Welfare Card and Thai Chuay Thai Plus 60/40 program.

Fiscal Policy Office(สำนักงานเศรษฐกิจการคลัง)

The office providing statistics on rights review applications.

Department of Learning Encouragement(สำนักงานส่งเสริมการเรียนรู้)

An organization whose students are being considered for adjusted welfare criteria.

State Welfare Card(บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ)

A government welfare program for low-income citizens with specific asset and income criteria.

Thai Chuay Thai Plus 60/40(ไทยช่วยไทยพลัส 60/40)

A benefit program providing 1,000 baht per month for those ineligible for the State Welfare Card.