Flood Relief Payments Reach 14,440 Households in 13 Provinces
The Government Savings Bank has transferred 98.8 million baht in 2026 flood relief to 14,440 households across 12 provinces and Bangkok. Payments of 9,000 baht for flooded homes and 5,000 baht for surrounded homes were sent via PromptPay. Nationwide, 79% of the cabinet-approved 16.1 billion baht budget has now been distributed to over 1.7 million households.
On November 11, 2026, Niwat Phongsitthaworn, Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, announced that the department and the Government Savings Bank have transferred relief payments to residents affected by flooding in 12 provinces: Rayong, Chanthaburi, Chachoengsao, Prachin Buri, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Ratchasima, Buri Ram, Nong Khai, Kamphaeng Phet, Ratchaburi, Kanchanaburi, and Suphan Buri, as well as Bangkok. A total of 14,440 households received 98,864,000 baht, divided between 6,666 fully flooded households receiving 9,000 baht each and 7,774 surrounded households receiving 5,000 baht each.
The bank will transfer funds directly into recipients' bank accounts linked to their national ID numbers via the PromptPay system starting at 11:00 AM. To date, flood relief has been fully disbursed to 1,734,571 households, totaling 12,774.471 billion baht, representing 79.34% of the 16,100.532 billion baht approved by the Cabinet.
The public can check their relief payment status through the website https://relief.disaster.go.th/ or the "Thang Rat" mobile application.
