Co-payment scheme boosts Thai spending

Survey examines over 5K nationwide PUBLISHED : 22 Aug 2026 at 05:33 Consumers browse food options at a Bang Kapi market as they decide what to order. A survey by the Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) has found that most Thais participating in the "Thais Helps Thais Plus (60/40)" co-payment scheme used their benefits to buy ready-to-eat food and essential household goods. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb) A survey by the Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) has found that most Thais participating in the "Thais Helps Thais Plus (60/40)" co-payment scheme used their benefits to buy ready-to-eat food and essential household goods..sdne emmargorp eht retfa ylthgils evorpmi ro elbats niamer ot ymonoce iahT eht tcepxe stnednopser tsom elihw ,gnidneps retaerg degaruocne dna stsoc gnivil esae depleh emehcs ehT .emehcs eht no sweiv dna fo esu cilbup denimaxe ,yluJ ni detcudnoc ,ediwnoitan elpoep 564,5 fo yevrus eht dias ,OSPT eht fo rotcerid ,gnopsrelarihC gnopatnaN .stifeneb drac eraflew etats deviecer ydaerla yeht taht saw nosaer nommoc tsom eht ,sresu-non gnomA .ton dah ohw %32.82 htiw derapmoc ,tifeneb eht desu dah yeht dias %77.17 emoS .smetsys latigid htiw railimafnu esoht dna elpoep redlo detceffa ylralucitrap sreirrab hcuS .gninnacs laicaf ro noitacifirev ytitnedi ,snoitacilppa ,senohptrams htiw seitluciffid decaf ro yfilauq ot deliaf ,noitartsiger dessim dah srehtO .stnemeriuqer ytilibigile teem ot deliaf srehto elihw ,tifeneb eht tnaw ro deen ton did yeht dias osla stnednopser emoS .%79.32 ta secivres yreviled hguorht deredro knird dna doof dna %37.62 ta stneidergni gnikooc ,%22.23 ta seitissecen dlohesuoh dna yliad ,%78.83 ta doof hserf yb dewollof ,%22.84 ta ,yrogetac ralupop tsom eht saw doof tae-ot-ydaeR .secivres dna sdoog laitnesse rof emehcs eht desu seiraicifeneb tsom taht gnitacidni ,%20.12 doof dessecorp dna %32.12 rof detnuocca sknirD .sessenisub lacol ro ytinummoc morf sesahcrup desaercni %32 dna sesnepxe laitnesse rehto rof emehcs eht morf sgnivas desu %05.42 elihw ,gnidneps tnedifnoc erom tlef yeht dias %69.63 emoS .ruoivaheb gnidneps detceffa osla emehcs ehT .esu drac-tiderc ro gniworrob decuder %34.4 dna stcudorp ytilauq-retteb thguob %57.5 ,tbed yaper ot ti desu %52.7 ,yenom eht devas %06.8 ,elihwnaeM .nruter ton dluow yeht dias %88.0 ylnO .yleritne eunitnoc dluow %55.6 dna emit eht flah meht morf yub dluow %92.11 ,yltrap os od dluow %07.02 ,spohs emas eht morf gniyub eunitnoc yltsom dluow yeht dias %85.13 ,03 tpeS no sdne emehcs eht retfA .etaroireted ot ti detcepxe ohw %91.22 htiw derapmoc ,evorpmi ot ymonoce eht detcepxe %38.23 ,llarevO .tnemevorpmi tnacifingis a %09.3 dna tnemevorpmi thgils a detapicitna %39.82 elihw ,egnahc on detcepxe %69.44 ,ymonoce eht gnidrageR KEYWORDS Thai economy Co-payment scheme Consumer spending Tpso survey Thailand fiscal policy Economic stimulus Household expenditure