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Welfare Card Complaints and Poverty Solution Opportunity

Welfare Card Complaints and Poverty Solution Opportunity

Matichon•Politics•53m ago

Reader Briefing

The Thai government faces criticism over the exclusion of 9 million people from the state welfare card program.

  • •Approximately 9 million out of 18 million applicants were found ineligible for the state welfare card.
  • •The Ministry of Finance allows ineligible applicants to file appeals from July 17 to August 15.
  • •Critics cite inaccurate, outdated, and incomplete state data as reasons for the rejection of eligible poor people.

Overview

  • •Approximately 9 million people were deemed eligible for the state welfare card out of 18 million registrants.
  • •9 million people were rejected, leading to widespread complaints and concerns among both new and previous recipients.
  • •The Ministry of Finance removed certain criteria after receiving objections, such as the disqualification of those whose children receive tax deductions for caring for parents.
  • •Ekniti Nitithanprapas, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, stated the goal is to help those who are truly poor and remove those who do not qualify.
  • •Rejections have been attributed to state data that is incorrect, outdated, or incomplete.
  • •The government opened the appeal process for rejected applicants from July 17 to August 15.
  • •The government can use the appeal period to update and modernize data for 18 million registrants to better solve poverty problems.

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Key Entities

Policy

State Welfare Card(บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ)
A government project aimed at helping needy groups to sustain their livelihood.

Person

Ekniti Nitithanprapas(เอกนิติ นิติทัณฑ์ประภาศ)ℹ️
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance who aimed to provide aid to those who are truly poor.

Organization

Ministry of Finance(กระทรวงการคลัง)ℹ️
The government body that announced the eligibility criteria for the state welfare card program.