BANGKOK, Aug. 14- “Chaitawat” urges the government to adjust the criteria for receiving the elderly allowance. Even though there is no new government, welfare should be universal. There must be no one to prove poverty, pointing out that the people who benefit are both middle-poor people.

Mr. Chaitawat Tulathon, secretary of the Kao Klai Party, gave an interview about the case of changing the criteria for receiving the old age allowance, saying that the Kao Klai Party did not agree with this matter. Because welfare should be everyone’s right. It’s not social welfare that has to prove poverty. The change in welfare policy that is a big issue affects many people. It should not be done in the absence of a new government at all. He thought that when the new government, no matter who was Prime Minister Might need to speed up reviewing this.

The Progressive Party insisted that welfare policies should be universal. Universal welfare is not giving money to the rich. various academic information Clearly, welfare reduces inequality. and most of the people who benefited from it are middle class and poor people Therefore, many people may not understand. Considered that universal welfare is provided without discriminating between rich and poor people. will make people’s tax use was wasted But the reality is not like that. In the past, the proof of poverty had many problems. because there are quite a few people who have fallen out of proof of poverty .-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency