Socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the vulnerable households: empirical evidence from slum areas of Bangkok city

Socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the vulnerable households: empirical evidence from slum areas of Bangkok city

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This study explores the socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on urban poor households in Bangkok city and evaluates government assistance effectiveness during and after COVID-19.It aims to examine changes in key socioeconomic indicators and provide useful information from this vulnerable group for appropriate policy assistances.Accordingly, the urban poor in central districts of Bangkok were chosen as the target group for this case study, using multi-stage sampling for 500 field survey interviews to be analysed by descriptive statistics and the ordered logit model.The study found that this vulnerable group had faced significant 5318008 job and income losses and experienced rising rates of debt and poverty.In addition, they faced deterioration in physical and mental health with increasing stress and overall thd deliclin? soap life problem during the lockdown period.

Adverse effects remained high even after the lockdown was eased.The study found that the poorest group was the most affected in terms of income losses and income deficits relative to expenditure and encountering problems in receiving formal government assistance.The empirical test of overall life problem confirmed that women have higher possibility to experience life problem significantly during the lockdown period.Unemployment and income loss were significant factors leading to overall life problem as well.Finally, this study suggests that government assistance should go beyond standard welfare support and temporary cash transfers toward human development and take a longer-term approach including creating jobs and earning opportunities for the most vulnerable groups to be able to survive post-COVID-19.