DSSR · Hardship Differential

Other Area #1, Brazil Hardship Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: October 28, 2018 Last updated: October 28, 2018
Hardship Differential
0%
% of basic pay

Historical rate trend

Other Area #1 rate history — Hardship (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date Hardship (%)
Oct 28, 2018 0%
Jan 12, 2014 10%

How this rate is used

The hardship differential compensates employees for service at Other Area #1 where conditions are notably more difficult than in the continental U.S. It is paid as a percentage of basic pay.

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/BR?type=hardship"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2018-10-28",
  "results": [
    {
      "hardship": {
        "effective_date": "2018-10-28",
        "rate": 0
      },
      "iso_code": "BR",
      "location": "Other Area #1",
      "postcode": "dssr-other area #1"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Other Area #1 rate FAQ

What is the Hardship rate for Other Area #1, Brazil?

The current DSSR Hardship rate for Other Area #1, Brazil is 0%, effective Oct 28, 2018.

How has the Other Area #1 Hardship rate changed?

In Jan 12, 2014 the Hardship rate was 10%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Oct 28, 2018
Last updated
October 28, 2018

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