In July, there were 445,077 house registration changes nationwide.

Bangkok, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Interior revealed data on house registration transfers nationwide in July, 445,077 people, close to the normal level of 400,000-500,000 people per month, emphasizing that all district offices and sub-district offices are ready to facilitate people who move their addresses to facilitate spending under the digital wallet project. Ms. Traisuree Traisaranakul, Secretary to the Minister of Interior and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Interior, said that according to the government's 10,000 baht top-up project via digital wallet and opening for registration to receive the rights from tomorrow (1 August) to 15 September 2024, along with the requirement that eligible people must spend only in the district where they have a registered address, the Ministry of Interior, as the agency responsible for the population registration data, has found that the data on address changes is at a normal level. In July 2024, it was found that 222,341 people moved in and 222,736 people moved out, totaling 445,077 people, which is a total number close to May and June, when 527,379 and 424,271 people moved their registered addresses, respectively, and is at a normal level where people will move addresses around 400,000-500,000 people per month. 'It has been noted that the digital wallet measure, which requires spending in the area of ??the registered address, may cause people who travel to work in big cities or major economic areas to move their registered address to an area that is more convenient for spending. However, at present, from the registration database of the Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Interior, there has been no unusual movement,' said Ms. Traisulee. The spokesman of the Ministry of Interior said that regarding the change of address to facilitate spending under the conditions of the digital wallet project, it is the right of all citizens who meet the criteria, that is, those aged 16 years and over (as of the registration closing date) and have Thai nationalit y. They only need to move before registering to receive the rights under the project. This is from the policy of Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, who assigned the Department of Provincial Administration, especially the department responsible for overseeing the household registration, districts, and district offices, all of which are now ready to provide support in the event that there may be more people moving their household registration addresses during this period, both at the district office/district office and moving via the digital system via the ThaID application. In this regard, the Minister of Interior has urged officials to provide information to the public in case they have any doubts about the digital wallet project and the issues of doubt are related to the scope of the Ministry of Interior's authority, so that everything goes smoothly. For the overall registration data, it was found that from January to July 2024, a total of 7 months, people across Thail and moved their household registrations in and out a total of 3,158,727 people, broken down into 1,578,007 people moving in and 1,580,720 people moving out. Source: Thai News Agency