Many are disappointed for not getting welfare cards

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Many low-income earners were disappointed when they showed up to receive their welfare cards, but were told to come back again on Oct 17 because the cards are not ready yet.

 

Many low-income earners were not aware with the announcement of the Finance Ministry on Wednesday (Sept 20) to postpone the distribution of welfare cards in seven provinces earlier scheduled to begin on Thursday (Sept 21) until Oct 17 because information about each card holder are yet to be installed in the cards.

 

The seven provinces are Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Ayutthaya, Samut Prakan, Nakhon Pathom and Samut Sakhon. About 1.3 million people are eligible to receive the cards in these provinces.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/many-disappointed-not-getting-welfare-cards/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-09-22

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Heh heh! My wife came back fuming because her application had been rejected (as I told her it would) The official had network view of house and land deeds and bank accounts but the one rejection factor was if the applicant owned land in excess of one rai.

 

There are two old ladies (sisters) near neighbours of ours, dirt poor financially and living in a shack. One got a card, the other rejected because she has two rai of land in her name. Believe me, she has nothing else and they live hand to mouth selling vegetable from their plot in the local market and door-to-door walking many klicks per day pushing a cart.

It would be impossible to set up a foolproof and fair selection system.  Land ownership is not a bad one.  Theoretically she could sell one rai grow less veges and qualify except for the money in the bank from the sale possibly disqualifying her.  chicken or the egg.