DSSR · Hardship Differential

Azores, Portugal Hardship Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: April 7, 2024 Last updated: April 7, 2024
Hardship Differential
0%
% of basic pay

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date Hardship (%)
Apr 7, 2024 0%
Jan 12, 2014 0%

How this rate is used

The hardship differential compensates employees for service at Azores 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/PT?type=hardship"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2024-04-07",
  "results": [
    {
      "hardship": {
        "effective_date": "2024-04-07",
        "rate": 0
      },
      "iso_code": "PT",
      "location": "Azores",
      "postcode": "dssr-azores"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Azores rate FAQ

What is the Hardship rate for Azores, Portugal?

The current DSSR Hardship rate for Azores, Portugal is 0%, effective Apr 7, 2024.

How has the Azores Hardship rate changed?

In Jan 12, 2014 the Hardship rate was 0%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Apr 7, 2024
Last updated
April 7, 2024

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