Pakistan Academy of Letters provides financial assistance to the needy and the deserving writers or their bereaved families. A monthly honorarium/stipend of Rs.13,000 is given to 1000 writers per month. Efforts are underway to enhance the number and the amount. In this regard, province-wise committees work to decide the eligibility of the applicants for financial assistance keeping in view the regulations devised by the Academy’s Board of Governors. The heads of the provincial offices of the Academy act as coordinators of these committees.