Parties slam new restriction on old-age allowanceAn elderly freelancer at work in Sam Phraeng community in Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok. If payment of the age allowance was based on the database for state welfare cards, only 5 million of them would be entitled to the age allowance. The requirement for the elderly to prove their poverty may prevent them receiving state welfare, which was in breach of this law. "The government ... should instead lay a foundation for state welfare for all. The Move Forward and Thai Sang Thai parties both propounded policies of paying a monthly allowance of 3,000 baht to all elderly citizens during campaigning for the May 14 general election.
