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Home » News from Thailand » More than 3 million Welfare cards issued to the disabled and the elderly
In Thailand, more than 3 million Welfare cards have recently been issued by the government, mainly to disabled, elderly and bedridden low-income patients.
The number of Welfare cards will therefore reach a total of 14,5 million. It is a social provision to combat poverty. The cardholders must have been unemployed in the past year or have had an income of 100.000 baht or less to receive support under the program and be over the age of 18.
The holders of the card are allowed to buy consumer products, such as rice and oil, for 200-300 baht monthly at Thong Fah Pracha Rat shops (blue flag shops). In addition, there is a 500 baht credit for traveling on buses and trains. The card also offers a discount of 45 baht for gas bottles for cooking.
The card costs the Thai state about 4 billion baht per month on average.
Source: Bangkok Post
For the disabled, there is an extra allowance of 800 baht this month on top of the standard amount, a total of 1000. For the elderly over 65, there is 1000 baht this month, so an extra 900. For the elderly, they also receive a government pension, so these are extras
For the month of July, the following amounts are for a standard card:
200 to 300 baht standard
200 extra for the disabled
45 gases
500 public transport
100 -200 help to find work
100 water
230 electricity
50 -100 elderly people
400 rent house
200 – 300 extra for each card
500 extra for subsidy for child at school
1000 extra for help with (finding) work
and then you have some more benefits for special cases.
The extra amounts vary every month. One needs a calendar to keep an eye on all amounts because each payment takes place separately on a day in the month. And extra payments are added to that and then it is different every month.
By the way, the card costs 4 billion per month, it says in the article. Well 4 billion: 14,5 million cardholders is 275 baht on average. Well if you see the above list then you know that it is not correct, it will be a billion or 14 per month, an average of 1000 baht per card, I estimate.
What I do think is that people should be free to spend the card money. Know a store that packs products and sells them to cardholders. Now there are unwanted products in the package and one cannot freely buy individual products. And if there is only 1 shop in a village then you have no choice. But I am happy with this social arrangement for the poorer population.
4 billion : 14,5 users =
Small adjustment in the last line: ” 4 billion : 14,5 users = ”
shouldn't be there.
They better abolish that card and pay out cash. Then people can decide for themselves where and what they spend the money on. What does BTS owe someone in Isaan? Or if you don't use public transport at all, why not spend that money on food, for example? Why have to go to a special store, with a less favorable spread in some regions? Easier if you can spend that money in the local shops. Also good for the local economy.
As I understand, unused credit will expire, so the amount that is available in theory will not be achieved in practice.
See also: https://asiancorrespondent.com/2018/09/thailand-cashless-welfare-card-rethink/