Elderly told to repay state huge sums

Elderly told to repay state huge sums

More pensioners get shock bills in Korat

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: More cases have emerged of elderly people being told to return tens of thousands of baht to the state after it was determined they were not entitled to the allowances they had received for years.

At least three new cases have emerged in this northeastern province, including Samrit Phusawang, 83, of Moo 4 village and Kuang Somboonram, 83, of Moo 3 village in tambon Cho Ho of Muang district.

Both had received the elderly allowance for over 14 years from April 2006 to November 2020. They recently received a letter from Tambon Cho Ho Municipality, telling them to return the money — amounting to 83,383 baht each, including interest.

The state determined they were ineligible for the allowance because they were found to…