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Welfare card registration likely to reopen

Welfare card registration likely to reopen

Eligibility parameters may be widened

There are 13.7 million state welfare cardholders. They are entitled to 200-300 baht a month to buy items at Thong Fah shops, among other features. Chudet Sihawong

The Finance Ministry looks set to open a new round of state welfare card registration, expecting the number of eligible recipients will outnumber the previous round due to rising numbers of jobless workers.

A source from the Finance Ministry who requested anonymity said the new round may offer the benefits to a larger range of recipients, mainly those who were unemployed after the outbreak and were left out of state welfare benefits in the previous round.

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