PMT Score Check Online 2026 — Verify Your BISP Eligibility

Please note: This is an independent informational website, NOT BISP’s official website. Always confirm your score and eligibility through the official 8171 portal or the free helpline.

PMT Score Check Online in 3 Ways

Method 1 — SMS: Send your 13-digit CNIC (no dashes) to 8171. Free, and the reply arrives quickly.

Method 2 — Portal: Visit 8171.bisp.gov.pk, enter your CNIC, complete the CAPTCHA, and click Submit.

Method 3 — In person: Visit your nearest BISP Tehsil Office with your original CNIC.

The one rule: Your PMT score must be 32 or below to qualify — or 37 or below where a household member has a disability. A lower score means more poverty. A PMT score check online takes less than a minute and tells you exactly where you stand.

Helpline (free): 0800-26477, Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Why a PMT Score Check Online Confuses Families

You send your CNIC to 8171 and the reply says “Not Eligible” — but you know your family is struggling. Or the screen says “Under Verification” and you wait for weeks. This guide explains how to check, why your score is what it is, and what to do.

What Is a PMT Score?

PMT stands for Proxy Means Test: a number from 0 to 100 measuring household poverty, based on the NSER survey. A lower score means more poverty and higher eligibility. A score of 20 means extreme need; 50 means the system considers your household stable. A PMT score check online is how you find out yours.

Income is easy to misreport, so the government uses home structure, assets, and dependents instead — harder to fake.

PMT score	What it means	Eligibility
0–22	Extreme poverty	Fully eligible
23–32	Significant poverty	Eligible
33–40	Borderline	Cash: no — children may qualify for Taleemi Wazaif
41–100	Above threshold	Not eligible

How to Do a PMT Score Check Online – All 3 Methods

Method 1: SMS via 8171

Type your 13-digit CNIC with no dashes (example: 4210112345678) and send it to 8171. Free.

• “Eligible” — Your score is within range. Wait for the payment notification.
• “Not Eligible” — Your score is above the threshold, or your data has errors — see the six reasons below.
• “Under Verification” — Your survey is still being processed; this can take several weeks.
• “Survey Incomplete” — Visit a Tehsil Office to complete registration. SMS alone cannot fix this.

Method 2 – PMT Score Check Online on the Portal

Go to 8171.bisp.gov.pk — the only official portal. Enter your CNIC without dashes and double-check every digit: one wrong number returns someone else’s record. Complete the CAPTCHA, click Submit, and your status appears.

Method 3: Tehsil Office (most reliable)

Use this when the result is unclear, you want to correct data, or you have been “under verification” for a long time. Bring your original CNIC, household details, and documents such as a disability or death certificate or a utility bill. Staff can show your full record, spot errors, and start a re-survey.

Updates can take several weeks.

“Not Eligible” — 6 Hidden Reasons

1. Your survey data is years old. If your situation worsened — job loss, a death, new dependents — the system does not know unless you request a free dynamic survey update.
2. Old assets are still counted. A motorcycle, freezer, or TV from the old survey still raises your score, even if broken or sold. Request a correction with proof.
3. A previous household member’s assets were counted. If a brother or tenant lived with you and owned a vehicle, it counted as yours. If they moved out, it is correctable.
4. Someone answered the survey for you — incorrectly. A neighbour or relative may have given wrong information, including land that is not yours. File a correction.
5. A family member who worked abroad was recorded. Even temporary overseas work counts as higher income. If that changed, contest it with documents.
6. The formula is not public. BISP never released the exact formula or the weight of each factor. Small details — province, children in school, cooking fuel — can shift your score.

Who Qualifies — The Exceptions

The standard threshold is 32 or below. Exceptions:

Disability: Where a household member has a disability, the cut-off is 37 or below, with a valid disability certificate. If a disabled member is not registered with NADRA, the benefit is lost.

Widows: Bring the death certificate to the Tehsil Office. No verified relaxed PMT threshold for widows can be stated here — do not trust a number you hear. Ask at the office whether any relaxed assessment applies in your case.

Taleemi Wazaif: With a score of 33–40, your school-age children may still qualify for education stipends.

Real Scenarios

Amna, a widow in Sindh with four children and no income, had a recent, accurate survey including her husband’s death certificate. Score: 21. She texts 8171, gets “eligible”, completes biometrics, and starts receiving payments.

Khalid, a labourer in Punjab, scores 38 — just above the limit. During the survey his brother lived with him and owned a motorcycle, recorded as a household asset. His brother moved out, but the record never changed. His children still qualify for Taleemi Wazaif. He requests a dynamic survey update; corrections can take several weeks.

Rubina, in rural Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is genuinely poor, but a neighbour told the field worker about a relative’s farmland, pushing her score to 44. She must take land records to the Tehsil Office, file a complaint, and request a re-survey — keeping a copy of every document.

What a PMT Score Check Online Cannot Solve

“Under verification” is sometimes a safeguard: if your CNIC does not match NADRA records, the system pauses payments rather than approving them wrongly — a wrong approval can later mean a fraud flag.

The system also ignores sudden crises — a flood or job loss does not change your score until a new survey. It cannot help people without CNICs, and corrections take time: there is no emergency channel, and the process can take several weeks or longer.

Your PMT Score Check Online Action Checklist

• Do a PMT score check online now: send your 13-digit CNIC to 8171 — 30 seconds, free.
• If “not eligible”, do not accept it as final — check your NSER data.
• If “under verification” for a long time, visit the Tehsil Office.
• Bring documents: CNIC, household details, utility bills, disability or death certificates.
• Request a free dynamic survey update if your data is outdated.
• File a written complaint if your score seems wrong; ask for a receipt.
• If eligible but unpaid, complete biometric verification at the BISP office.
• Call 0800-26477 if stuck, Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
• Never pay anyone to change your score — no agent can.