What To Do If You Failed The 2025 Welfare Card Eligibility Check

After the Ministry of Finance announced the results on July 17, 2025, following the registration period from June 4-21, 2025, a total of 9.51 million applicants from 18.82 million registrants passed the eligibility requirements. These are divided into three groups:

Group 1: Existing welfare cardholders (12.70 million) Group 2: Non-cardholders identified in government databases and the electronic family book system (0.74 million) Group 3: Non-cardholders identified during the registration period (5.38 million)

What Should You Do If You Failed The 2025 Welfare Card Eligibility Check?

If you receive a "failed to pass eligibility check" result and wish to appeal or request re-verification of your information, you can file an appeal within 15 days of the result announcement through four channels:

Online channels: - Website: https://บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ.mof.go.th or https://welfare.mof.go.th (click "Submit Appeal" button) - Application "Thangruat" (click "Submit Appeal" button) - Application "Pao Tang" (click "Submit Appeal" button)

In-person appeals through 5 participating banks: - Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) - Krungthai Bank Public Company Limited - Government Housing Bank - Bank of Islamic Republic of Thailand (Islamic Bank of Thailand) - GSB Bank

(Available during each bank's operating hours and branches)

You must correct your information and complete the appeal by August 16, 2025. Results of the re-review will be announced on September 21, 2025 through the same four channels.

What If You Passed During The Appeal Round?

If you previously received welfare benefits, you do not need to verify your identity again (e-KYC) as the program already has your existing information. If you have never received welfare benefits, you must complete identity verification (e-KYC) through the five banks or the Pao Tang application. Regardless, you can begin using your benefits starting October 1, 2025, or when your identity verification is completed if you apply later.

The Ministry of Finance announced on July 17, 2025, that 9.51 million people have passed the qualification criteria for the 2025 State Welfare Card program out of 18.82 million registrants. The qualified applicants are divided into three groups: 12.70 million existing cardholders, 0.74 million new applicants from community development databases, and 5.38 million additional applicants identified during registration.

Qualified applicants can check their status starting July 17, 2025, through four main channels: the "Pao Tang" mobile app, the "Thang Rat" app, the official website (welfare.mof.go.th), and five participating banks including Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, Government Savings Bank, Krung Thai Bank, Government Housing Bank, and Islamic Bank of Thailand.

Existing cardholders can begin using their benefits starting August 1, 2025, while new qualified applicants must complete identity verification (e-KYC) through the app or banks before they can use benefits beginning October 1, 2025. Those who did not pass can request a review between July 17-31, 2025, with final results announced on September 21, 2025.

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