DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Zutendaal, Belgium COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
42%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

Zutendaal rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 42%
Jun 29, 2025 50%
Apr 20, 2025 42%
Mar 9, 2025 35%
Jan 26, 2025 30%
Nov 3, 2024 35%
Aug 25, 2024 42%
Aug 11, 2024 35%
Jul 28, 2024 42%
Apr 7, 2024 35%
Mar 24, 2024 42%
Feb 11, 2024 35%
Dec 31, 2023 42%
Dec 17, 2023 35%
Dec 3, 2023 42%
Oct 8, 2023 35%
Mar 26, 2023 42%
Mar 12, 2023 35%
Jan 29, 2023 42%
Dec 4, 2022 35%
Nov 6, 2022 30%
Oct 9, 2022 25%
Jul 31, 2022 30%
May 8, 2022 35%
Dec 5, 2021 42%
Oct 10, 2021 50%
Mar 1, 2020 0%
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Related rates for this location

The same location's rates under other U.S. travel-rate systems:

How this rate is used

The post (cost-of-living) allowance offsets higher overseas costs of goods and services for U.S. government civilian employees assigned to Zutendaal. It is expressed as a percentage of spendable income and is used by mobility, HR and payroll teams to compute overseas compensation.

Get this data from the API

The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the date parameter to query any historical effective date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/dssr/allowances/BE?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 42
      },
      "iso_code": "BE",
      "location": "Zutendaal",
      "postcode": "91137"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Zutendaal rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Zutendaal, Belgium?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Zutendaal, Belgium is 42%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Zutendaal COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In Jun 29, 2025 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 50%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Jul 12, 2026
Last updated
July 12, 2026

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