Request to Enhance House Rent Allowance (HRA) in Budget 2026-27

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The expected date of announcement of Budget 2026-2027 is 10th June 2026 and employees Request to Increase House Rent Allowance in Budget 2026-27. The employees are currently getting on the initial of Revised Basic Pay Scales 2008 plus 50% increase in HRA 2018. The current rents of houses are much more than the rates of HRA, the employees are getting. So the employees request the Govt to raise their HRA. The details are as follows:

Employes Request to Increase House Rent Allowance Budget 2026-27

I have already shared the request to increase CA in Budget 2026-27 and now I am sharing the request of employees to enhance HRA. Although the employees are aslo demanding the revised pay scales 2026. Currently the employees are getting House Rent Allowance on the 45/30 percent of initial basic pay of 2008 pay scales. The employees at main cities at Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Sargodha, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Faisalabad, Quetta et are getting HRA @ 45% of initial of RBPS-2008 plus 50% increase in HRA in 2017. These rates in 2026 are very meagre as compared to rates of rent even in small city. That is the reason Employes Request to Enhance House Rent Allowance in Budget 2026-27.

Current Rates of House Rent Allowance

The current rates of House rent allowance are as under:

House Rent Allowance in Big Cities
Basic Pay Scale No Initial Basic Pay of 2008 Pay Scale  45% of Initial Basic Pay  50% Increase 2018 Total HRA
1 2970 1337 668 2005
2 3035 1366 683 2049
3 3140 1413 707 2120
4 3240 1458 729 2187
5 3340 1503 752 2255
6 3430 1544 772 2315
7 3530 1589 794 2383
8 3665 1649 825 2474
9 3820 1719 860 2579
10 3955 1780 890 2670
11 4115 1852 926 2778
12 4355 1960 980 2940
13 4645 2090 1045 3135
14 4920 2214 1107 3321
15 5210 2345 1172 3517
16 6060 2727 1364 4091
17 9850 4433 2216 6649
18 12910 5810 2905 8714
19 19680 8856 4428 13284
20 23345 10505 5253 15758
21 25880 11646 5823 17469
22 27680 12456 6228 18684

House Rent Allowance in Other Cities
Basic Pay Scale No Initial Basic Pay of 2008 Pay Scale  30% of Initial Basic Pay  50% Increase 2018 Total HRA
1 2970 891 446 1337
2 3035 911 455 1366
3 3140 942 471 1413
4 3240 972 486 1458
5 3340 1002 501 1503
6 3430 1029 515 1544
7 3530 1059 530 1589
8 3665 1100 550 1649
9 3820 1146 573 1719
10 3955 1187 593 1780
11 4115 1235 617 1852
12 4355 1307 653 1960
13 4645 1394 697 2090
14 4920 1476 738 2214
15 5210 1563 782 2345
16 6060 1818 909 2727
17 9850 2955 1478 4433
18 12910 3873 1937 5810
19 19680 5904 2952 8856
20 23345 7004 3502 10505
21 25880 7764 3882 11646
22 27680 8304 4152 12456

 

If we look at the above chart the BPS-01 employee is getting Rs. 1337/- as House Rent Allowance while BPS-16 Employee is getting Rs. 2727/- HRA per month. Just see can an employee get a house on rent in 1337/- per month. Even it is not possible to get a house on rent even for one day in 1337/-. This is the reality, the the Government should look into.

Employes Request to Increase House Rent Allowance Budget 2026-27

Estimated Rates of Rents 2026

The estimated rates of rents for houses varies from city to city and area to area in the same city. If we check the rates in Lahore, the minimum rates for a small house of 1 or 2 rooms in ordinary/rural area are Rs. 10,000/- while in average areas the rates crosses Rs. 20,000/- per month. While in other areas of Lahore the rents crosses 40,000/- per month. So it is not possible to get the house on rent in this meagre amount of HRA that the employee is getting.

Employees Request to Increase in HRA in Budget 2026-27

All employees request the Government to Increase House Rent Allowance 2026 minimum on the basis of Revised Pay Scales 2022 instead of 2008 pay scales.

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