DSSR · Hardship Differential

Baguio City, Philippines Hardship Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: April 2, 2006 Last updated: April 2, 2006
Hardship Differential
20%
% of basic pay

Historical rate trend

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

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A rate-history chart needs at least two data points to plot. Only one published rate exists for Baguio City so far, so there is nothing to trend yet. The current rate is shown in the table below, and the chart will appear here once the rate changes.

Effective date Hardship (%)
Apr 2, 2006 20%

How this rate is used

The hardship differential compensates employees for service at Baguio City 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/PH?type=hardship"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2006-04-02",
  "results": [
    {
      "hardship": {
        "effective_date": "2006-04-02",
        "rate": 20
      },
      "iso_code": "PH",
      "location": "Baguio City",
      "postcode": "11612"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Baguio City rate FAQ

What is the Hardship rate for Baguio City, Philippines?

The current DSSR Hardship rate for Baguio City, Philippines is 20%, effective Apr 2, 2006.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Apr 2, 2006
Last updated
April 2, 2006

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