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Govt plans flat 1,000 baht allowance for all seniors

February 21, 2025

Age-based payments to be scrapped in favour of uniform rate, after proposal for 3,000 baht allowance deemed too expensive

New Elderly Allowance Criteria: Budgetary solution or acceleration of Thailand's elderly crisis?

August 24, 2023

Thailand has evolved its elderly allowance policy from being targeted to the poor to becoming universal since 2009. However, it has been ruled in 2023 that the existing regulations were unconstitutional, leading to the issuance of the new regulations on August 11, 2023, which will come into effect on October 1, 2023.

Change in elderly allowance criteria ‘due to budgetary constraints’

MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2023

After facing criticism for altering the eligibility requirement for elderly allowance, the caretaker government responded by stating that the adjustment was made to use the budget as wisely as possible given the financial constraints.

Raise taxes on the rich instead of cutting elderly allowances, protesters say

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 09, 2023

A group of elderly people rallied outside the Finance Ministry on Wednesday morning to demand that a plan to restrict universal monthly allowances for the elderly to the poor be cancelled.

Senate panel proposes 500 baht government travel allowance for voters

MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2023

A Senate panel on Monday proposed that the government pay each eligible voter a travel allowance of 500 baht as an incentive for them to exercise their right to vote.

Thai seniors to get slightly higher allowance for next 6 months

TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2022

The Cabinet on Tuesday bumped up the monthly allowance for some 10 million elderly Thai citizens for the next six months.

Dept wants monthly disability allowance raised to Bt1,000

FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2021

The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities will ask the Cabinet to increase disability allowance from Bt800 to Bt1,000 per month, said its director-general Saranpat Anumatrajkij on Friday.

Ministry aims to fix overlapping allowances problem facing senior citizens

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2021

The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security is considering solutions to the problem of some senior citizens facing a demand from the ministry to refund the old-age allowance they had received due to overlapping of benefits provided under different schemes.

97 police officers under scrutiny for Covid-19 allowance swindle

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 02, 2020

The National Internal Affairs Police is investigating a case assigned by National Police chief Pol General Suwat Jangyodsuk since November involving some police officers who had allegedly swindled Covid-19 allowance that was supposed to go to other officers who worked extra shifts during the outbreak, bureau chief Pol General Wissanu Prasatthong-Osot said on Tuesday.

Group to demand govt treat all disabled people equally

MONDAY, OCTOBER 05, 2020

Disabilities Thailand (DTH) will file a petition on Tuesday morning demanding that the government make all disabled Thai nationals in the country eligible for the Bt1,000 monthly allowance.

Thai seniors have until Wednesday to register for govt allowance

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

A local group called on the elderly on Monday to register at a local government organisation for the state allowance by the end of this month.

Ministry refutes reports on increase in monthly allowance of senior citizens

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020

Recent news and internet posts that the government will increase the monthly allowance of senior citizens by Bt100 per person are false, the Digital Economy and Society Ministry said, warning people against sharing such posts.

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