Shannon Area rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 30% |
| Mar 8, 2026 | 35% |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 42% |
| Jun 15, 2025 | 30% |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 25% |
| May 4, 2025 | 30% |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 25% |
| Feb 9, 2025 | 20% |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 15% |
| Dec 1, 2024 | 20% |
| Oct 20, 2024 | 25% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 20% |
| Aug 11, 2024 | 15% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 20% |
| Apr 7, 2024 | 15% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 20% |
| Feb 11, 2024 | 15% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20% |
| Dec 17, 2023 | 15% |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 20% |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 15% |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 20% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 25% |
| May 21, 2023 | 20% |
| May 7, 2023 | 25% |
| Dec 18, 2022 | 20% |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 15% |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 10% |
| Apr 24, 2022 | 15% |
| Apr 10, 2022 | 20% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 15% |
| Dec 5, 2021 | 20% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 25% |
| Jul 18, 2021 | 20% |
| May 9, 2021 | 25% |
| Mar 28, 2021 | 20% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 25% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 20% |
| Aug 2, 2020 | 25% |
| Jun 7, 2020 | 20% |
| May 10, 2020 | 15% |
| Mar 15, 2020 | 20% |
| Mar 1, 2020 | 15% |
| May 26, 2019 | 20% |
| Aug 5, 2018 | 30% |
| Jul 22, 2018 | 35% |
| Jun 10, 2018 | 30% |
| May 13, 2018 | 35% |
| Feb 4, 2018 | 42% |
| Jan 7, 2018 | 35% |
| Dec 24, 2017 | 30% |
| Dec 10, 2017 | 35% |
| Oct 15, 2017 | 30% |
| Sep 17, 2017 | 35% |
| Jun 11, 2017 | 30% |
| Apr 2, 2017 | 25% |
| Mar 5, 2017 | 20% |
| Feb 5, 2017 | 25% |
| Dec 11, 2016 | 20% |
| Oct 30, 2016 | 25% |
| Sep 4, 2016 | 30% |
| Jul 10, 2016 | 25% |
| Apr 3, 2016 | 30% |
| Mar 6, 2016 | 25% |
| Feb 21, 2016 | 30% |
| Dec 27, 2015 | 25% |
| Dec 13, 2015 | 20% |
| Nov 15, 2015 | 25% |
| Sep 6, 2015 | 30% |
| Jul 26, 2015 | 25% |
| Jun 28, 2015 | 30% |
| May 17, 2015 | 25% |
| Apr 19, 2015 | 20% |
| Feb 8, 2015 | 25% |
| Jan 25, 2015 | 30% |
| Nov 16, 2014 | 35% |
| Nov 2, 2014 | 42% |
| Oct 19, 2014 | 35% |
| Jun 15, 2014 | 42% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 50% |
The same location's rates under other U.S. travel-rate systems:
The post (cost-of-living) allowance offsets higher overseas costs of goods and services for U.S. government civilian employees assigned to Shannon Area. It is expressed as a percentage of spendable income and is used by mobility, HR and payroll teams to compute overseas compensation.
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/IE?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 30
},
"iso_code": "IE",
"location": "Shannon Area",
"postcode": "10923"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Shannon Area, Ireland is 30%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In Mar 8, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 35%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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