Detailed Guide to Registering for the State Welfare Card 2026 via welfare.mof.go.th

How to register for the "State Welfare Card 2026" through the welfare.mof.go.th website in detail, with a reminder that all existing cardholders must re-register to confirm their eligibility.

The 2026 State Welfare Card registration project aims to assist genuinely low-income citizens who meet the target criteria to receive basic government welfare and improve their quality of life. Registration starts from 4 June 2026 until 21 June 2026.

The urgent reason for this registration project is that current State Welfare Card holders registered since 2022, and some eligible people were excluded and unable to join previous rounds.

Therefore, to promptly address the issue of low-income individuals not receiving the State Welfare Card (Exclusion Error) and to target the correct beneficiaries aligned with current conditions, the project is expedited. It runs concurrently with the Thai Chua Thai Plus program to assist all target groups during a period of rising energy prices and increased living costs.

Eligibility criteria for the 2026 State Welfare Card registration project

1. Must be a Thai national

2. Must be at least 18 years old by the registration closing date

3. Must not be any of the following persons

• Monks, novices, ascetics, or religious devotees
• Prisoners, detainees, or those under custody
• Persons residing in state care institutions
• Students
• Civil servants, government employees, contractors, staff, or workers in government units under Section 4 of the State Financial Discipline Act 2018 who receive direct government compensation, except those earning no more than 100,000 baht per year, monthly pensioners, regular pension recipients, or government retirees
• Political office holders under the Political Officers Act 1992
• Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate
• Partners in registered ordinary partnerships or limited partnerships, and shareholders or directors in limited companies or public limited companies as per electronic databases verified by the Department of Business Development using ID numbers
• Persons listed in securities deposit accounts held with the Securities Depository Center or registries maintained by securities registrars, according to the Securities Depository Center (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
• Persons listed in bond holding registries according to the Bank of Thailand's database
• Life insurance policyholders who have paid premiums of 12,000 baht or more per year
• Parents of income earners who have claimed tax deductions for supporting parents
• Legitimate children of income earners, legitimate children of spouses, or adopted children for whom income earners have claimed tax deductions
• Spouses of income earners for whom tax deductions have been claimed

4. Must have annual income not exceeding 100,000 baht per person

5. Must have annual expenses for supporting others not exceeding 100,000 baht per person

6. Must have no financial assets or have total financial assets of no more than 100,000 baht, including all types of financial assets such as

• Deposits in commercial banks, finance companies, or specialized financial institutions including Government Savings Bank, Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, Government Housing Bank, and Islamic Bank of Thailand
• Savings bonds from Government Savings Bank, Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, and Government Housing Bank

7. Must have no loan credit lines or total loan credit across all debts and accounts not exceeding 100,000 baht as per the credit information system of the National Credit Bureau Co., Ltd.

8. Must not own real estate or must meet the following real estate ownership criteria

• Owning condominium units with a total area not exceeding 35 square meters
• For farmers: owning land used for single houses, townhouses, row houses, or commercial buildings with total area not exceeding 25 square wah; or owning and possessing land in agricultural reform zones which combined with the above must not exceed 10 rai in total
• For non-farmers: owning land used for single houses, townhouses, row houses, or commercial buildings with total area not exceeding 25 square wah; combined total land area must not exceed 1 rai

9. Must not have credit cards

10. Must not own vehicles except motorcycles with engine displacement not exceeding 300 cc, three-wheeled vehicles, small four-wheeled passenger vehicles, or agricultural vehicles under motor vehicle law, limited to one vehicle per type

The databases used for eligibility verification will be based on the date specified by the committee.

What should existing State Welfare Card holders do if they want to join the new registration round?

Existing cardholders who wish to join the new registration round must "re-register to confirm their eligibility" to verify their qualifications under the new criteria. The project provides five registration channels:

1. Via the "Pao Tang" application

2. Via the "Thang Rat" application

3. The project's main website:https://บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ.mof.go.thorhttps://welfare.mof.go.th

4. Through Krung Thai Bank ATMs

5. Register in person at registration units of five banks:

• Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC)
• Government Savings Bank
• Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited
• Government Housing Bank
• Islamic Bank of Thailand

Each bank will operate according to its own branches' business days and hours.

How to register for the 2026 State Welfare Card via welfare.mof.go.th website

For confirming registration via the project's main website, the steps are as follows:

• The registrant visits the project's main website at the URLhttps://บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ.mof.go.thorhttps://welfare.mof.go.th
• Click the "Start Registration" button on the main screen.
• Verify identity by two methods: Method 1 uses the ThaID application; Method 2 involves entering the ID number, full name, date of birth, and Laser ID code from the ID card.
• Enter a "contact phone number" and accept the project's terms and conditions.
• Click the "Confirm" button. The system will show the message "Registration confirmation successful."

When will the registration results be announced and when can benefits be used?

The eligibility check results will be announced on 17 July 2026, and benefits can be used starting 1 August 2026 after identity confirmation. New registrants confirming identity after 1 August 2026 can use benefits from the confirmation date.

Current recipients of the Thai Chua Thai Plus (60/40) program who pass eligibility checks will receive State Welfare Card benefits instead of the Thai Chua Thai Plus benefits. Such individuals should promptly confirm their identity through the Pao Tang app to receive the State Welfare Card benefits from the announcement date (17 July 2026). Benefits start on 1 August 2026. Failure to confirm by 1 August 2026 will result in loss of Thai Chua Thai Plus benefits as well.

What to do if registration does not meet the criteria?

Applicants can check registration results via four channels:

1. The project's main website

2. The Thang Rat application

3. Registration units at the five banks

4. The Pao Tang application

After eligibility results are announced, if an applicant "fails eligibility verification" and wishes to request a recheck, they can appeal within 15 days from the announcement date through any of the four channels. The appeal process can be done via:

1. Websitehttps://บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ.mof.go.thorhttps://welfare.mof.go.th(Applicants can immediately click the "Submit Appeal" button on the system)

2. Thang Rat and Pao Tang applications (Applicants can immediately click the "Submit Appeal" button on the system)

3. Appeal in person at registration units of the five banks: Krung Thai Bank, BAAC, Government Savings Bank, Government Housing Bank, and Islamic Bank of Thailand (operating according to each branch's business days and hours). Applicants should state their intention to appeal so the bank can click "Submit Appeal".

Referencehttps://บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ.mof.go.th