Number of lower-income people signing up for benefits tops 13.5m as registration period ends

MONDAY, MAY 15, 2017
Number of lower-income people signing up for benefits tops 13.5m as registration period ends

The number of lower-income people registering at three state-owned banks totalled 13,545,120 as of 3.30pm on Monday, the final day of registration for receiving state benefits.

Since the registration period began on April 3, the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives had witnessed 7,552,665 people signing up, while the Government Saving Bank had taken 3,582,461 registrations as of 3pm.
A further 2,318,949 lower-income people had registered to receive state benefits at Krung Thai Bank as of late afternoon on Monday.