The Social Security Office increases child allowance from 400 baht to 600 baht for insured persons, starting payment on January 31, 2019, onwards.
On January 9, 2019, Police General Adul Saengsingkaew, Minister of Labor, revealed the increase in child allowance from the Social Security Office from 400 baht to 600 baht. The Ministry of Labor, Social Security Office will pay child allowance to insured persons with children from birth to 6 years old. On December 25, the Social Security Office announced the ministerial regulation on the payment of benefits in the case of child allowance, B.E. 2561.
The main point is to increase the benefits of child allowance for insured persons to ease the burden of child-rearing expenses for the public and the labor sector, enabling them to raise newborns with a good quality of life and to be an important force in jointly developing the nation.
The increase in child allowance from 400 baht to 600 baht this time, the Social Security Office will pay the retroactive increase of 200 baht from January 1, 2018, to insured persons, starting payment on January 31, 2019, onwards. Insured persons can inquire for more information at the Social Security Office or call 1506, available 24 hours.
Source: Press Release, Social Security Office https://www.sso.go.th