The Cabinet has approved not applying the criteria "tax deductions for parents and farmer debts" to disqualify State Welfare Card 2026 Clear details on when existing cardholders and new recipients can start using their benefits
On 14 July 2026, Mr. Winij Wisetsuwanphumi, Director of the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) and spokesperson for the Ministry of Finance, announced that today the Cabinet approved additional proposals for the 2026 State Welfare Card registration project from the Community Welfare Committee for the Grassroots Economy and Society. The details are as follows.
1. The eligibility criteria excluding individuals from receiving state welfare rights will not include cases where taxpayers claim tax deductions for parental support. Additionally, when evaluating eligibility criteria involving total loan amounts of 100,000 baht, agricultural loans will not be counted.
2. The 2026 project will expand its target group to include vulnerable populations without the State Welfare Card, identified by the Ministry of Interior during field registration surveys from 4 to 21 June 2026, totaling 5.4 million people. These individuals will proceed to eligibility verification as the next step.
3. Those who meet the eligibility criteria for the 2026 project will start receiving state welfare benefits as follows:
Following this Cabinet resolution, the committee will verify all target groups against the revised criteria and announce the eligibility results on 17 July 2026 from 6:00 a.m. via multiple channels including:
For further details on the 2026 State Welfare Card registration project and updates, please visit https://welfare.mof.go.th or https://บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ.mof.go.th