The Finance Ministry plans to reassess the eligibility of 13.8 million state welfare smartcard holders to effectively screen the status of low-income earners eligible for financial aid.
Income is the main assessment criteria as eligible recipients of state welfare benefits will have to meet a low-income threshold as stipulated by the Finance Ministry, said Krisada Chinavicharana, the finance permanent secretary.
The new assessment should disqualify some people who earn more than the stipulated threshold, while ensuring low-income earners who have been left out of state welfare benefits are included, said Mr Krisada.
The ministry previously postponed an eligibility reassessment plan because of the…
