Updated Rate of Contribution to the Social Security Fund

The Cabinet, on 5 April 2022, approved in principle of the draft Ministerial Regulation Stipulating the Rate of Contribution to the Social Security Fund B.E. …. (“Ministerial Regulation”) as proposed by the Ministry of Labor in order to make an amendment to the Ministerial Regulation Stipulating the Rate of Contribution to the Social Security Fund B.E. 2564 (2021). The main points of this Ministerial Regulation are as follows:

• Repealing the Ministerial Regulation Stipulating the Rate of Contribution to the Social Security Fund B.E. 2564.
• From 1 May – 31 July 2022, the government, employers, and insurers under Section 33 of the Social Security Act B.E. 2533 (1990) shall contribute 0.9% of the insurers’ wage rate for compensation in the event of injury or sickness, disability, death, and childbirth. For the compensation in case of child support and old age, the employers and insurers shall contribute 0.05% of the insurers’ wage rates and the government shall contribute 1.6% of the insurers’ wage rates. For the compensation in case of unemployment, the employers and insurers, shall contribute 0.05% of the insurers’ wage rates and the government shall contribute 0.25% of the insurers’ wage rates.
• From 1 August 2022 onwards, the government, employers and insurers under Section 33 of the Social Security Act B.E. 2533 shall contribute 1.5% of the insurers’ wage rates to the fund for compensation for injury or sickness, disability, death, and childbirth. For compensation in case of child support and old age, the employers and insurers shall contribute 3% of the insurers’ wage rates and the government shall contribute 1% of the insurers’ wage rates. For the compensation in case of unemployment, the employers and the insurers shall contribute 0.5% of the insurers’ wage rates and the government shall contribute 0.25% of the insurers’ wage rates.

The reduction in employers and insurers contribution rates has resulted in a lower contribution that the employers and insurers is required to contribute to the Social Security Fund from 5% to 1% of the insurers’ wage rates. In addition, the insurers under Section 39 of the Social Security Act B.E. 2533 (1990) also contribute less to the Social Security Fund, from the rate of 432 baht per month to the rate of 91 baht per month.