DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Alconbury, United Kingdom COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
60%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 60%
May 4, 2025 60%
Apr 20, 2025 50%
Mar 23, 2025 60%
Dec 1, 2024 50%
Oct 20, 2024 60%
Jun 2, 2024 50%
May 5, 2024 42%
Apr 21, 2024 50%
Apr 7, 2024 42%
Dec 31, 2023 50%
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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 Alconbury. 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/GB?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 60
      },
      "iso_code": "GB",
      "location": "Alconbury",
      "postcode": "91174"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Alconbury rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Alconbury, United Kingdom?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Alconbury, United Kingdom is 60%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

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

In May 4, 2025 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 60%. 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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