‘Enough social security money’ to cover almost 1m laid off in pandemic
The Social Security Office (SSO) has confirmed it has sufficient funds to pay unemployment support for almost 1 million people who have lost their jobs during the Covid-19 crisis.
Todsapol Krittawongwiman, SSO secretary-general, said there had been 1,117,841 applications for support but only 958,304 qualified. The rest were repeat registrants, he said.
The Nation Reporter
