EOBI Survivor Pension Payments Reach Rs21.37 Billion in FY2026
EOBI disbursed approximately Rs21.37 billion in survivor pensions during July 2025 to March 2026, according to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2025–26.
The same official report lists 248,357 active survivor pensioners during the period.
What is an EOBI survivor pension?
A survivor pension is a benefit paid to eligible family members after the death of an insured person or pensioner, subject to the rules and eligibility requirements of the EOBI system.
Individual entitlement can depend on relationship, dependency status, contribution history and other legal conditions.
How large are survivor pension payments?
Survivor pension disbursement of Rs21.37 billion represented a significant share of EOBI’s total pension spending of approximately Rs54.29 billion during July–March FY2026.
Recent family-pension legal development
Family pension rights have also been the subject of recent legal and administrative scrutiny. Read our report on the presidential order involving family pension for a divorced sister.
What should families do when filing a claim?
Families should keep CNICs, relationship documents, the insured person’s EOBI record, death certificate and any other documents requested by EOBI.
Our EOBI pension application guide provides general information on pension claims, while the EOBI complaint and help-desk update explains available grievance channels.
Final words
The official FY2026 figures show that survivor pensions remain one of EOBI’s largest benefit categories, supporting nearly a quarter-million active beneficiaries.
Source: Pakistan Economic Survey 2025–26, Social Protection chapter, Ministry of Finance.