Aeknithi Nitithanprapas, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, emphasized that the State Welfare Card will have additional criteria to ensure that only those genuinely in hardship receive it.
At 06:30 on 3 June 2026 GMT+7, Aeknithi Nitithanprapas, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, spoke about the new screening criteria for recipients of the State Welfare Card, noting that added requirements include disallowing tax deductions for caring for elderly parents. He explained that these measures aim to verify cardholders because there have been concerns that some recipients may not be truly in need. Therefore, every process must be examined with various criteria to exclude those not genuinely struggling. The State Welfare Card must be reserved for the most disadvantaged individuals, and the Ministry of Finance has already announced the detailed criteria.