DSSR · Hardship Differential

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Hardship Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: August 23, 2026 Last updated: August 23, 2026
Hardship Differential
20%
% of basic pay

Historical rate trend

Recife, Pernambuco rate history — Hardship (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date Hardship (%)
Aug 23, 2026 20%
Mar 23, 2025 20%
Feb 4, 2018 15%
Jan 12, 2014 10%

How this rate is used

The hardship differential compensates employees for service at Recife, Pernambuco 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": "2026-08-23",
  "results": [
    {
      "hardship": {
        "effective_date": "2026-08-23",
        "rate": 20
      },
      "iso_code": "BR",
      "location": "Recife, Pernambuco",
      "postcode": "10030"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Recife, Pernambuco rate FAQ

What is the Hardship rate for Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil?

The current DSSR Hardship rate for Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil is 20%, effective Aug 23, 2026.

How has the Recife, Pernambuco Hardship rate changed?

In Mar 23, 2025 the Hardship rate was 20%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Aug 23, 2026
Last updated
August 23, 2026

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