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Thailand Helps Thai Plus: 330,000 Registration Failures, 4.9 Million Await Eligibility Check

Society25 May 2026 13:37 GMT+7

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Thailand Helps Thai Plus: 330,000 Registration Failures, 4.9 Million Await Eligibility Check

Registration "Thailand Helps Thai Plus" Receive 4,000 baht aid. As of 12:00 PM, 17,374,758 people registered successfully; 335,319 registrations failed, mostly among state welfare cardholders.

After the government launched the project "Thailand Helps Thai Plus" Together Through the Crisis, aimed at assisting citizens affected by the energy crisis caused by the Middle East regional conflict, alleviating expenses and maintaining purchasing power. Registration opened at 6:00 AM on 25 May 2026 for 30 million entitlements, as previously reported.

Latest reports indicate that as of 12:00 PM, registration data for Thailand Helps Thai Plus shows

1. Total registrants: 22,631,987 people

2. Successful registrations: 17,374,758 people

3. Awaiting eligibility verification: 4,921,910 people

4. Registration failures: 335,319 people

  • Of these, 335,153 hold state welfare cards
  • Others (e.g., previously violating half-half scheme conditions) total 166 people

Remaining available entitlements for Thailand Helps Thai Plus registration as of 12:00 PM stand at 7,368,013.

Regarding stores participating in the Thailand Helps Thai Plus project:

1. Existing stores meeting criteria: 977,296

  • Stores pending acceptance of Terms & Conditions (T&C): 584,997
  • Successfully registered stores (T&C accepted, ready to use): 392,299

2. New stores: 9,013

  • Pending verification: 7,059
  • Verified stores: 1,954

- Pending T&C acceptance: 274

- Successfully registered (T&C accepted, ready to use): 1,680

Total successfully registered stores (T&C accepted, ready to use): 393,979.

Eligibility criteria for Thailand Helps Thai Plus (60/40) registration:

1. Must be a Thai national

2. At least 18 years old on the registration date

3. Must have a national ID card

4. Must not be suspended or recalled by NESDC from any state project including the half-half schemes (Phases 1 through 5) and the Half-Half Plus project

5. Must not hold a state welfare card according to the Ministry of Finance database as of 18 May 2026.

Timeline for "Thailand Helps Thai Plus (60/40)": Registration deadlines and benefit usage periods

  • 25 May 2026

Registration opens for citizens via the Pao Tang app daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

  • 29 May 2026

Registration closes via the app.

  • 1 June 2026

Citizens can start using their benefits from 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM daily.

  • 15 June 2026

Food delivery benefit usage begins daily from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

  • 30 September 2026

The Thailand Helps Thai Plus (60/40) program ends.