"Flood Relief Payments 2026" have been successfully transferred for 73.31% of the Cabinet-approved budget. Today, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and Government Savings Bank transferred an additional 59.22 million baht to 9,290 households across 13 provinces including Bangkok.
On 3 Nov 2026, Nirut Pongsitthaworn, Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, stated that the DDPM, Government Savings Bank, and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration have managed the budget and transferred funds directly into the bank accounts of flood-affected residents in many areas, with operations ongoing.
Today's relief transfers cover 13 provinces: Samut Prakan, Rayong, Chanthaburi, Chachoengsao, Prachinburi, Sa Kaeo, Sisaket, Uthai Thani, Kamphaeng Phet, Tak, Suphanburi, Nakhon Pathom, and Bangkok, totaling 9,290 households and 59.222 million baht. Currently, the DDPM and bank have completed transfers for 1,589,350 households amounting to 11.804446 billion baht, representing 73.31% of the 16.100532 billion baht budget approved by the Cabinet.
The Government Savings Bank began gradually transferring funds today (3 Nov 2026) from 11:00 a.m. onward to affected residents whose information is complete and whose bank accounts are linked to their national ID numbers via the PromptPay system. Citizens are advised to check their bank account balances registered for receiving government relief payments to avoid confusion or errors.
Information courtesy of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Facebook page (DDPM).