The Comptroller General's Department updates welfare benefits in January 2024. What will be paid? Miss Thiwaporn Phasuk, Deputy Director-General of the Comptroller General's Department As a spokesperson for the Comptroller General's Department, he revealed that the State Welfare Registration Project in 2022, eligible persons can exercise their rights through smart card identification cards. In January 2024, you will receive the following rights for the period of January 1, 2024 (the right amount cannot be withdrawn in cash. and does not accumulate in the next month) Purchase limit is 300 baht per person per month. For those eligible who confirm their identity between 27 November - 26 December 2023 and begin exercising their rights on 1 January 2024, they will not receive their rights retroactively, except for those who passed the rights group that was missed in the appeal round. And those who pass the second (additional) appeal round will receive a credit limit for purchases for 9 months (April-December 20 23) totaling 2,700 baht. Discount limit for cooking gas purchases: 80 baht per person per 3 months (January - March 2024) The limit for travel expenses via public transportation is 750 baht per person per month , including the bus station, BMTA train, MRT (blue/purple lines), BTS (green/gold/yellow/pink lines), ARL (Airport Rail). Link/Red Line) and private buses participating in the project on January 20, 2024 (transfer money into a bank account linked with PromptPay with the 13-digit national identification number of the eligible person or the bank account of the person have the right or a representative to receive the disability allowance of 800 baht) Additional disability allowance of 200 baht per month **for eligible persons who are disabled Those who have a disability identification card and receive a disability allowance of 800 baht per month who confirm their identity between 27 November - 26 December 2023 will not receive their rights retroactively, except for those who have passed the rights gr oup missed in the appeal round. And those who pass the second (additional) appeal round will receive additional disability allowance. (April-December 2023) according to the month of receiving the disability allowance of 800 baht. The Comptroller General's Department requests a report on the results of state welfare payments. Information from 1-31 December 2023 as follows: Welfare provided is given as a limit. (ID card) Amount (million baht) 1.1 Limit on purchases of consumer products 4,020.43 1.2 Limit on discounts on cooking gas 24.48 1.3 Limit on travel expenses via public transportation 108.44 Total amount (1) 4,153.36 2. Welfare provided through the PromptPay system (National ID card) Amount (million baht) 2.1 Measures to increase disability allowance According to the Cabinet resolution on January 28, 2020 248.97 Total amount (2) 248.97 3. Welfare paid directly to service providers Amount (million baht) 3.1 Measures to alleviate the burden of electricity bills 187.62 3.2 Measures to alleviate t he burden of water bills 22.38 Total amount (3) 209.99 Total amount (1) + (2) + (3 ) 4,612.32 For more information, please contact the Call Center, Government Welfare Card Customer Relations Center, 0 2109 2345 or the Comptroller General's Department Call Center, 0 2270 6400 during business hours.-515.-Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency