2026 State Welfare Card Registration What to do if you fail to meet the eligibility criteria; guidance on how to appeal and review your rights. "State Welfare Card" Detailed process through four channels: website, government app, Paotang app, and registration units at five banks.
Update The 2026 State Welfare Registration Project As of 17 Jul 2026 GMT+7, the eligibility results have been announced since 06:00 via four main channels including the website.https://บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ.mof.go.th(orhttps://welfare.mof.go.th) the Paotang application, the government application, and five designated registration units.
The eligibility check results for the 2026 project show 9.51 million passed out of 18.82 million registrants, divided into three groups:
Those who passed eligibility in 2026 are divided into two groups as follows:
1) Existing cardholders can begin using their rights under the 2026 project from 1 Aug 2026 GMT+7 onward.
2) Newly eligible individuals must verify their identity (e-KYC) via the Paotang app or at the five registration units before they can start using their rights from 1 Oct 2026 GMT+7 onward.
For 2026 State Welfare Card applicants found "ineligible" under project criteria who wish to have their data re-examined, they can appeal the eligibility results to review their rights within 15 days from the announcement date, that is from 17 to 31 Jul 2026 GMT+7, via the four main channels. Those who "fail the eligibility check" can appeal within the timeframe to request a rights review through the four main channels mentioned above.
After submitting a review request, applicants must contact the eligibility verification unit to correct information by 16 Aug 2026 GMT+7 and undergo another eligibility check. The appeal submission has four main channels as detailed below.
Applicants can request a review of eligibility results themselves on the website by following these steps.
1. Visit the 2026 State Welfare Registration project website athttps://บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ.mof.go.thorhttps://welfare.mof.go.ththen click Check Registration Status.
2. On the main registration page for the public, click "Follow up on Registration Results."
3. Check registration status.
4. The screen will display the registrant's information.
5. The screen will show registration status; those who fail eligibility checks will see the status "Did not meet eligibility criteria." You can check details and submit a rights review by clicking the "Verification Results" button.
6. When clicking the "Verification Results" button,
6.1 For verification by ID card number, clicking "Verification Results" will prompt identity verification by entering the "Laser ID code on the back of the ID card," then click Confirm Identity.
Section 1: Registrant information.
"Confirm Rights Review" to request a review of eligibility results. The system will display a successful save message; click OK to finish the rights review request.
8. Registrants can print a document confirming their eligibility review request by clicking
Print Eligibility Review Confirmation. After submitting the review request, the system will forward registrant data to verification units for re-evaluation within the project's timeline. Registrants must personally correct data at the verification unit that found them ineligible.
How to appeal and review "2026 State Welfare Card" rights via the government application.
2. Select services and search for "Check Registration Status for State Welfare."
3. The system will show your registration status; you can view more details by clicking
"Verification Results." 4. The system displays detailed eligibility verification results showing failure.
5. Click
"Confirm Rights Review" to request a review of eligibility results. How to appeal and review "2026 State Welfare Card" rights via the Paotang app.
2. Click the "2026 State Welfare Card" project banner and tap "Check Results."
3. Tap "View Eligibility Verification Results."
4. Enter contact information and confirm your appeal.
5. Confirm the appeal.
6. Submit the appeal.
A popup will notify you of various cases, including if you have already appealed, are ineligible for the program, and advise verifying identity at the five banks.
How to appeal and review "2026 State Welfare Card" rights via the five bank registration units.
1. Present your ID card to staff for insertion into the EDC machine at one of the five banks:
Krungthai Bank Public Company Limited,
3. If eligibility check fails, registrants can request to appeal, and the bank will press the "Submit Appeal" button.
The five bank registration units will only allow eligibility confirmation and rights review for existing State Welfare Cardholders. Those missed from the database but included in MOI's basic needs data or electronic family logbooks in Bangkok and Pattaya will be registered in field operations.
However, those who have never received state assistance and are not in these databases should register for initial aid with the Ministry of Social Development to receive further government support.
Can you authorize someone else to appeal and review "2026 State Welfare Card" rights?
Required documents include:
Power of attorney form,
When will results be known after appealing and reviewing "2026 State Welfare Card" rights?
The eligibility verification process will be repeated, with review results announced on 21 Sep 2026 GMT+7 via the four main channels as before. Rights usage can begin from 1 Oct 2026 GMT+7 onward. Reference: website