On 7/10/2024 at 3:17 PM, Yellowtail said:

Would it not be easier to just keep sufficient funds in the account? That's what I do. 

 

And that's what I do. On the 15th my son used my K+ app to pay for a large amount COD home delivery and forgot to tell me.

 

Hence on the evening of the 15th not enough funds for the SSO to do an auto deduction.

 

As always / every month on the morning of the16th I checked my K Bank balances - no deduction to the SSO on the 15th so same morning had to go past 7/111 so I stopped and made the payment. Super easy at 7/11, all done in 1 minute. 

Many rules around to make things more simple for foreigners, but as usual it's the chap or the gal at the counter who makes his or her own rules. And that's where the mess and the usual "No-can-do's" start...

23 hours ago, scorecard said:

 

The savings account they deduct my member subscriptions from is K Bank.

 

The bank account holders name inside the K Bank bank book is in English. 

 

The bank account name given to the SSO for them to start the automatic member contribution deduction process is in English. 

 

"The savings account they deduct my member subscriptions from is K Bank."

 

Yes members can have their contributions deducted from their K Bank savings account, and there's a long list of other Thai banks who can be used for the same purpose.

 

Open the 1506 (SSO) website. In the early content in the website there's a full long list of Thai banks which participate in the automatic member contributions deductions from members personal Thai bank savings accounts.

On 6/21/2025 at 8:53 PM, scorecard said:

 

The savings account they deduct my member subscriptions from is K Bank.

 

The bank account holders name inside the K Bank bank book is in English. 

 

The bank account name given to the SSO for them to start the automatic member contribution deduction process is in English. 

Which SSO office did you use?  I have heard Rayong doesn't (bleep) farangs, like some other offices do.

On 7/7/2024 at 2:56 PM, MrJ said:

 

"I opted for the refund of contributions as staff informed me that if I took the pension, I wouldn't be able to continue the health cover (which is really what I want)."

 

HI,

 

this information given to you is not correct, you can receive monthly pension and continue SSO voluntary insurance contribution, please call 1506 to verify

This is a really old thread, but hoping to reactivate it in 2026.

I have been told that under current regs, I can't have the pension payments and the health cover. I have paid into the system for well over the 180 months. It's one or the other, which seems unfair.

Anyone recently try to get both their pension monthly payments and was able to get health as well?????????

29 minutes ago, hughrection said:

This is a really old thread, but hoping to reactivate it in 2026.

I have been told that under current regs, I can't have the pension payments and the health cover. I have paid into the system for well over the 180 months. It's one or the other, which seems unfair.

Anyone recently try to get both their pension monthly payments and was able to get health as well?????????

I think you have been misinformed.