Stop working but keep your income flowing: Learn how to receive monthly compensation from Social Security, which pays 70% of wages as income loss compensation, up to 14,000 baht per month. Check the simple online application steps through the e-Compensate system, with rights protected from the first day the doctor orders rest.
"Thairath Online News Team" Presents methods to receive monthly compensation from Social Security benefits. "Monthly Compensation" To alleviate financial hardship at a rate of 70% of monthly wages, with the following criteria set.
The compensation benefits from the Workmen's Compensation Fund cover four key cases, where employees receive monthly compensation according to the situation as follows.
1. Medical rest order case
• Receive 70% of monthly wages as compensation.
• Paid from the first day the employee cannot work, but not exceeding 1 year.
• Condition: Must have a medical certificate ordering rest, and the employee must actually follow the rest as prescribed.
2. Loss of working capacity case
• Receive 70% of monthly wages as compensation.
• Entitled to benefits continuously for up to 10 years.
• Condition: An evaluation of organ loss occurs after medical treatment ends or when the condition stabilizes (or after 1 year from the accident date).
3. Disability case
• Receive 70% of monthly wages as compensation.
• Coverage lasts for life.
4. Death or missing case
• Pay 70% of monthly wages to legal beneficiaries.
• Benefits continue for 10 years.
Currently, employees and employers can proceed more conveniently as follows.
Notify the employer immediately When an incident occurs, the employer must send the employee to an agreed medical facility and submit Form กท.44 so the employee does not have to pay treatment costs upfront.
Submit Form กท.16 The employer must report the accident to the Social Security Office within 15 days, or the employee can submit it themselves within 180 days.
Online channel Currently, notification can be made via the e-Compensate system on the Workmen's Compensation Fund website, enabling faster status checks and direct bank transfers.
Required documents Medical certificate (Form กท.16/1) and proof of working hours or payslip to confirm income base.
However, this right applies only to "work-related injuries." For general illness, such as a cold or accidents on days off, one must use the "Social Security Fund" benefits instead, which provide compensation at different rates.