DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Liverpool, United Kingdom 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

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

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 42%
May 17, 2026 42%
May 3, 2026 50%
Mar 22, 2026 42%
Feb 8, 2026 50%
Jul 27, 2025 42%
Jul 13, 2025 50%
Mar 23, 2025 42%
Feb 9, 2025 35%
Jan 26, 2025 30%
Dec 1, 2024 35%
Oct 6, 2024 42%
Jul 28, 2024 35%
Jul 14, 2024 30%
Jun 16, 2024 35%
Apr 7, 2024 30%
Mar 24, 2024 35%
Jan 28, 2024 30%
Jan 14, 2024 35%
Oct 8, 2023 30%
Aug 13, 2023 35%
Jul 30, 2023 42%
Jul 2, 2023 35%
Jun 4, 2023 30%
May 7, 2023 35%
Dec 18, 2022 30%
Nov 20, 2022 25%
Oct 23, 2022 20%
Oct 9, 2022 15%
Sep 11, 2022 25%
Jul 3, 2022 30%
Jun 5, 2022 35%
May 22, 2022 30%
May 8, 2022 35%
Oct 10, 2021 42%
Feb 14, 2021 30%
Oct 11, 2020 25%
Aug 16, 2020 30%
Mar 15, 2020 25%
Nov 10, 2019 30%
Jun 9, 2019 25%
Feb 3, 2019 30%
Dec 9, 2018 25%
Nov 25, 2018 30%
Nov 11, 2018 25%
May 13, 2018 30%
Apr 1, 2018 35%
Mar 18, 2018 30%
Feb 4, 2018 35%
Jul 23, 2017 30%
Jun 25, 2017 25%
May 14, 2017 30%
Oct 30, 2016 25%
Jul 10, 2016 30%
Jan 10, 2016 35%
Dec 27, 2015 42%
Dec 13, 2015 35%
Nov 30, 2014 42%
Aug 10, 2014 50%
Jun 29, 2014 60%
Jan 12, 2014 50%
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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 Liverpool. 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": 42
      },
      "iso_code": "GB",
      "location": "Liverpool",
      "postcode": "12422"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Liverpool rate FAQ

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

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Liverpool, United Kingdom is 42%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

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

In May 17, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 42%. 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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