Family allowances in Thailand
Thailand pays the Child Support Grant (CSG) of THB 600/month per child aged 0–6 for low-income families. The programme has been progressively expanded toward universality since 2015 (~2.3M children covered). 98-day maternity leave, of which 45 days paid by Social Security.
Child Support Grant (THB 600/month) for children 0–6, gradually moving to universality. Social Security Child Allowance (THB 800/month) for children of SSO insureds. 98-day maternity leave (45 days paid by SSO, rest by employer). Free 15-year public education.
Child Support Grant (CSG)
Launched in 2015 and progressively expanded, central programme of Thai family policy:
- THB 600/month (≈ €16) per child aged 0–6
- Conditions: family income < THB 100,000/year/household member
- Run by the Department of Children and Youth (Ministry of Social Development)
- Monthly payment to mother’s bank account
- ~2.3 million child beneficiaries
Social Security Child Allowance
Child allowance for Social Security Office (SSO) insureds (Article 33 and Article 39):
- THB 800/month per child (raised in 2021)
- For child aged 0–6 (max 3 children simultaneously)
- Conditions: insured with ≥ 12 contribution months in last 36
- Paid by SSO to employee’s bank account
- Covers ~12 million insured workers
Maternity Benefit — Article 33 SSO
Maternity benefit for SSO Article 33 insured women:
- Birth grant: THB 15,000 flat per delivery
- Maternity leave benefit: 50% of salary for 90 days (limited to 2 paid deliveries over a career)
- Conditions: ≥ 5 contribution months in last 15 before delivery
- Stackable with statutory maternity leave
Maternity leave — 98 days (Labour Protection Act)
2018 reform raising maternity leave from 90 to 98 days:
- 98 days (~14 weeks) of maternity leave
- First 45 days: paid at 100% by employer
- Following 45 days: 50% of salary (capped at THB 15,000/month) paid by SSO
- Last 8 days: paid at 100% by employer (including prenatal exams)
- Protection from dismissal during pregnancy
Paternity leave — public sector only
No statutory paternity leave in the private sector. For civil servants (Civil Service Act):
- 15 days of paternity leave for public servants
- To use within 30 days of birth
- Paid at 100% of salary
- Proposed reform to extend to private sector (under discussion)
15 years of free education
“Free Education 15 Years” policy launched in 2009:
- Public education free from kindergarten (3 years) to 6th year of secondary (M.6): 15 years total
- Includes: school fees, books, uniforms, school meals, activities
- ~10 million child beneficiaries/year
- Universal subsidy on top of CSG/SSO
Education subsidies and grants
- Kor.Yor.Tor: zero-interest student loans for higher education (up to THB 7 mil/year)
- “Equitable Education Fund” grants for vulnerable children (THB 3,000/year)
- Government-subsidised lunch: daily hot meal for public-school children
- Free milk programme: daily milk for children 0–12 in public school
How Illizeo helps on the HR side
Illizeo is not a consulting firm or a paying body. However, our HR layer manages all of an employee’s family variables: family composition (dependent children, ages), supporting documents, event declarations (birth, adoption), leave workflows (maternity, paternity, parental) with key date calculations, and automatic feed to your payroll software.
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Manage the HR side of family allowances
From birth declarations to parental leave calculation, Illizeo centralises variables and feeds your payroll automatically.
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