Allowances for people living with HIV/AIDS
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Programme Details
Programme objectives
Meeting the basic needs of people living with HIV/AIDS.
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Start date
2000
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Coverage
84,824 people (2017).
Thailand’s Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board n.d. ‘Number and subsistence allowances for the elderly persons with disabilities and persons with AIDS, 1993-2016’, Thailand’s Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board, <http://social.nesdb.go.th/SocialStat/StatReport_Final.aspx?reportid=175&template=1R2C&yeartype=M&subcatid=47> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Programme expenditure
THB 508.94 million (2017).
Thailand’s Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board n.d. ‘Number and subsistence allowances for the elderly persons with disabilities and persons with AIDS, 1993-2016’, Thailand’s Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board, <http://social.nesdb.go.th/SocialStat/StatReport_Final.aspx?reportid=175&template=1R2C&yeartype=M&subcatid=47> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Categorical Targeting
Targeted areas
Nationwide
Target groups
People living with HIV/AIDS.
Eligibility criteria
Thai nationals with HIV/AIDs with a medical certification who are living in poor families or unable to work.
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Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
Cash.
Amount of benefits
HIV-positive 500 THB/month (= US$14.32)
Castanas et al. 2016. ‘Leave no one behind: Community-driven urban development in Thailand’, International Institute for Environmental and Development Working Papers, London, <http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/16629IIED.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Payment/delivery frequency
Monthly.
Castanas et al. 2016. ‘Leave no one behind: Community-driven urban development in Thailand’, International Institute for Environmental and Development Working Papers, London, <http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/16629IIED.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Benefit delivery mechanism
Beneficiaries’ bank accounts or benefits are delivered in cash by local authorities.
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Benefit recipients
Beneficiaries themselves.
Minimum and maximum duration of benefits (if any)
Until death.
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