DSSR · Hardship Differential

Rarotonga, Cook Islands Hardship Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: September 16, 2018 Last updated: September 16, 2018
Hardship Differential
10%
% of basic pay

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date Hardship (%)
Sep 16, 2018 10%
Jan 12, 2014 10%

How this rate is used

The hardship differential compensates employees for service at Rarotonga 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/CK?type=hardship"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2018-09-16",
  "results": [
    {
      "hardship": {
        "effective_date": "2018-09-16",
        "rate": 10
      },
      "iso_code": "CK",
      "location": "Rarotonga",
      "postcode": "11044"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Rarotonga rate FAQ

What is the Hardship rate for Rarotonga, Cook Islands?

The current DSSR Hardship rate for Rarotonga, Cook Islands is 10%, effective Sep 16, 2018.

How has the Rarotonga 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 Sep 16, 2018
Last updated
September 16, 2018

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