The new allowance applies to people born before September 2, 1961.
People can register for the allowance at municipality, provincial administrative and sub-district administrative organisations.
As per the subsidy, people aged between 60 and 69 will get Bt600 a month, those between 70 and 79 get Bt700, 80 to 89 Bt800 and Bt1,000 for those aged 90 and above.