Thailand Helps Thais Plus: Registration Dates and Conditions for Half-Half and Welfare Card to Receive 4,000 Baht

"Thailand Helps Thais Plus" Registration opens for "Half-Half" and "Welfare Card" Check exact registration dates and conditions to receive 4,000 baht; benefits start from 1 Jun 2026 to 30 Sep 2026.

On 19 May 2026, following the Cabinet meeting's approval of the project "Thailand Helps Thais Plus" to overcome the crisis together by combining entitlement measures for the "State Welfare Card" or the "Welfare Card" and the "Half-Half Plus" program providing 60/40 support covering over 43 million beneficiaries to ease living costs amid the crisis.

"State Welfare Card"

Check eligibility for benefits "State Welfare Card" or "Welfare Card" covers 13.18 million people

• with assistance of 1,000 baht per month, up from 300 baht, adding 700 baht to reduce household expenses. Eligible immediately without registration to purchase consumer goods from Blue Flag stores.
• Benefit period is from 1 Jun 2026 to 30 Sep 2026.

For new applicants "State Welfare Card" or "Welfare Card" is pending processing; further updates will be provided when available.

"Half-Half Plus" with 60/40 support covers 30 million people

• with 1,000 baht per month for four months.
• Benefits are accessed only via the "Paotang" mobile application.
• Registration through the Paotang app runs from 25-29 May 2026.
• Benefit usage period is from 1 Jun 2026 to 30 Sep 2026, daily from 06:00 to 23:00.

Eligibility criteria for registering in the Half-Half Plus 60/40 program

• Must be at least 18 years old on the registration date.
• Must hold a Thai national ID card.
• Must not hold a State Welfare Card according to the Ministry of Finance database as of 18 May 2026.
• Must not be suspended or required to repay funds from the Half-Half programs phases 1-5 and the Half-Half Plus program.