Locate Thai Chai Thai Plus: How to Find Participating Stores Near Me in Simple Steps

Locate "Thai Chai Thai Plus": Find stores participating in the program near me easily in just a few steps.

Locate! How to find stores near me participating in the "Thai Chai Thai Plus" program easily in just a few steps via the "Pao Tang" app, with the government co-paying half the cost (60/40).

An update on the "Thai Chai Thai Plus" program, which allows citizens to claim benefits through the "Pao Tang" application to aid those affected by the energy crisis stemming from the Middle East regional conflict, with the government co-paying 60% (60/40) to ease expenses and maintain citizens' purchasing power.

As of today (1 June 2026), citizens eligible for the benefit can start spending, from 1 June to 30 September 2026 (06:00 - 23:00), via the "Pao Tang" app.

According to the latest data at 09:00, the Thai Chai Thai Plus program has a circulating fund of 170 million baht and citizensutilizing the benefitnumber 890,000 people, with over 200,000 stores having received payments from the program.

Checklist of stores and services "participating" in the Thai Chai Thai Plus program.

Citizens can use the benefit to pay at various registered stores and service providers participating in the program, as follows.

1. Group of restaurants, beverage shops, and general consumer goods.

• Small retailers and individual Thai nationals.
• Discount Flagship stores promoting local economic development.
• Stores of village funds, urban community funds, and community enterprises that are properly registered.
• Small legal entities with annual income not exceeding 1.8 million baht.

2. Group of small public transport services.

• Metered taxis, public vans, motorcycle taxis (motorcycle stands), songthaews (passenger trucks), and pedicabs.

3. Group of large public mass transit services.

• MRT electric trains: Blue, Purple, Yellow, and Pink lines (only for single-ride token or ticket purchases at ticket offices; cannot be used to top up fare cards).
• BTS and Gold Line trains: can scan to pay for single-ride tickets at station ticket counters.
• Red Line trains: purchase tokens at ticket offices at all stations.
• Airport Rail Link: purchase single-ride tokens at ticket offices.
• BMTA buses: scan payment via fare collection devices on the bus.
• Chao Phraya Express Boat: pay standard fares at designated piers.
• BKS buses: buy tickets for all routes at ticket counters nationwide (if ticket price exceeds daily benefit limit, the excess must be paid in cash).

4. Food ordering via food delivery platforms.

• Benefits can be used through approved leading platforms: Grab, LINE MAN, ShopeeFood, and Robinhood.

Checklist of items excluded from the Thai Chai Thai Plus program.

• Government lottery tickets.
• Alcoholic beverages.
• Tobacco products.
• Vouchers / cash cards.
• Services involving advance payment for goods or services.

How to find stores participating in the Thai Chai Thai Plus program near me.

1. Open the Pao Tang app.

2. Tap the "Thai Chai Thai Plus" banner to enter the main page.

3. Click to search for stores participating in the Thai Chai Thai Plus 60/40 program.

4. Click "Allow" to enable use of your current location.

5. Start searching for desired stores by filtering by store type.

6. Click search.

Reference:www.ไทยช่วยไทยพลัส.th