The climate Hua Hin in generally tropical with three distinct seasons, cool from November to February, hot from March to June, and rainy from July to October. Due its special microclimate induced by geographic factors, Hua Hin is drier and sunnier than surrounding destinations in Thailand.
Twenty percent of single mothers receiving welfare have a child with a disability, as do 15.5 percent of other low-income single mothers. Percentages for married women are similar, but the gap in disability rates for married women between welfare recipients and low-income nonrecipients is greater (Charts 1 and 2).
Individuals who are 65 and older, blind or disabled and have a limited income may be eligible to receive Social Security Income (SSI) from the federal government. Benefits are paid monthly with the purpose of managing a minimum level of income for these individuals.