DSSR · Hardship Differential

Taif, Saudi Arabia Hardship Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: March 5, 2017 Last updated: March 5, 2017
Hardship Differential
20%
% of basic pay

Historical rate trend

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

Effective date Hardship (%)
Mar 5, 2017 20%
Jan 12, 2014 20%

How this rate is used

The hardship differential compensates employees for service at Taif 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/SA?type=hardship"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2017-03-05",
  "results": [
    {
      "hardship": {
        "effective_date": "2017-03-05",
        "rate": 20
      },
      "iso_code": "SA",
      "location": "Taif",
      "postcode": "11046"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Taif rate FAQ

What is the Hardship rate for Taif, Saudi Arabia?

The current DSSR Hardship rate for Taif, Saudi Arabia is 20%, effective Mar 5, 2017.

How has the Taif Hardship rate changed?

In Jan 12, 2014 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 Mar 5, 2017
Last updated
March 5, 2017

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