A total of 1,391,830 families have failed to qualify for Aswesuma welfare benefits under the first updated beneficiary list published by the Welfare Benefits Board.
The Board said 2,383,630 families had completed the information update process by October 27, 2026, of which 991,800 families qualified for benefits under the poor and extremely poor categories.
Of the eligible families, 363,142 fall under the extremely poor category and will receive a monthly allowance of Rs. 17,500, while 628,658 families in the poor category will receive Rs. 10,000 per month.
The beneficiary list has been displayed at Divisional Secretariat and Grama Niladhari offices and published on the Board’s official website, www.wbb.gov.lk.
Appeals and public objections can be submitted from October 29 to November 11, 2026, through eservices.wbb.gov.lk or using application forms available on the Board’s website and at the relevant Divisional Secretariat offices. Public objections may be submitted anonymously.
The Board expects to publish a second updated beneficiary list in December, based on information relating to a further 740,127 families.
Payments to newly eligible beneficiaries on the first list are scheduled to be credited to their Aswesuma bank accounts on November 27, while letters to facilitate the opening of bank accounts will be issued from November 12. (Newswire)