Time for flood aid running out: BMA
Wasan Meewong, spokesman for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), yesterday urged people who were affected by last year's floods to file their applications for the Bt5,000 government aid or additional funds before February 29.
Between November 30 and February 17, some 585,495 households in 42 districts have submitted documentation for the payment, and 532,580 of them have received BMA certification that is required for withdrawal. The BMA will be submitting information about 505,121 eligible households to the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, which will then direct the Government Savings Bank to release funds, he said. Information is available at GSB.or.th/flood, he added.
Between January 12 and February 17, a total of 94,831 households in 31 districts have applied for additional aid, of whom 12 have been approved so far, he said. Under the government’s flood-aid package, Bt20,000 will be given for partial home damage; Bt30,000 if the whole house is damaged; Bt25,000 for funeral expenses; two months of rent at the rate of Bt1,500 per month; and up to Bt10,000 for the damage of work materials.
