DSSR · Hardship Differential

El Gorah, Egypt Hardship Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: April 13, 2008 Last updated: April 13, 2008
Hardship Differential
10%
% of basic pay

Historical rate trend

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Effective date Hardship (%)
Apr 13, 2008 10%

Related rates for this location

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How this rate is used

The hardship differential compensates employees for service at El Gorah 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/EG?type=hardship"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2008-04-13",
  "results": [
    {
      "hardship": {
        "effective_date": "2008-04-13",
        "rate": 10
      },
      "iso_code": "EG",
      "location": "El Gorah",
      "postcode": "dssr-el gorah"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

El Gorah rate FAQ

What is the Hardship rate for El Gorah, Egypt?

The current DSSR Hardship rate for El Gorah, Egypt is 10%, effective Apr 13, 2008.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Apr 13, 2008
Last updated
April 13, 2008

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