Controversy Over State Welfare Card Eligibility Criteria

The host discusses how budget shortages led the government to cut the number of welfare recipients, despite initial promises.

Criticism of the initial screening process that approved 18.8 million people only to disqualify half of them later.

Overview of why people are failing: vehicle ownership, debts over 100,000 THB, and student status.

The host questions the effectiveness of the appeal process when the criteria are strictly 'locked'.

A story of a low-income worker who was told he is 'too rich' to receive aid.

A woman in Nakhon Sawan loses her rights because she guaranteed a home loan for her daughter.

An elderly woman breaks down in tears at a bank after being denied aid despite having no assets.

Citizens in Maha Sarakham struggle with disqualified status due to vehicles that were seized years ago.

A rice transplant worker in Udon Thani expresses confusion over her disqualification despite extreme poverty.

A lottery vendor is disqualified because the money flowing through her account for stock is counted as income.

A man in Yala is disqualified because of a car wreck sold two decades ago that was never officially transferred.

The contrast between local village leaders who verify poverty and the central government's data-driven rejection.