Poll: Thai Help Thai Plus Boosts Economy, But Support for Government Remains Uncertain
A Nida Poll survey found Thai Help Thai Plus boosted trading income and expenses for most participants, but only 27% said the program made them more likely to support the government, while a third remained uncertain.
On August 2, 2025, Nida Poll released findings from a survey titled "Did Joining Thai Help Thai Plus Make You Support the Government?" conducted July 16-21 among 1,850 respondents aged 18+ across all Thai regions, education levels, professions, and income groups. The survey used multi-stage probability sampling with telephone interviews and a margin of error not exceeding 0.05 at 97% confidence level.
When asked about participation in Thai Help Thai Plus, 71.35% identified as regular citizens using the program to purchase goods, 25.19% did not participate, 1.89% were merchants or entrepreneurs, and 1.57% were both. Among non-participants (466 respondents), 47.42% said they were ineligible, 27.04% were uninterested, 24.47% missed the registration deadline, and 1.07% cited other reasons including not knowing how to register or lacking a smartphone.
Among the 1,384 participants surveyed on the program's economic impact, 42.12% said it greatly increased trading income, and 40.61% reported it helped save expenses. Regarding economic stimulus, 45.09% said the program moderately helped boost the national economy, while 33.74% said it helped considerably.
When asked about their decision toward the government after benefiting from Thai Help Thai Plus, 33.24% were uncertain, 26.81% said it influenced them to support the government, 25.43% said they would not support it regardless, 14.23% said they already supported the government anyway, and 0.29% did not respond. Survey respondents were distributed across regions: 8.05% from Bangkok, 18.59% from the Central region, 17.74% from the North, 34.11% from the Northeast, 13.08% from the South, and 8.43% from the East.
