DSSR · Hardship Differential

Taichung, Taiwan Hardship Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: December 25, 2016 Last updated: December 25, 2016
Hardship Differential
0%
% of basic pay

Historical rate trend

Taichung 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 Taichung 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 (%)
Dec 25, 2016 0%

How this rate is used

The hardship differential compensates employees for service at Taichung 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/TW?type=hardship"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2016-12-25",
  "results": [
    {
      "hardship": {
        "effective_date": "2016-12-25",
        "rate": 0
      },
      "iso_code": "TW",
      "location": "Taichung",
      "postcode": "11619"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Taichung rate FAQ

What is the Hardship rate for Taichung, Taiwan?

The current DSSR Hardship rate for Taichung, Taiwan is 0%, effective Dec 25, 2016.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Dec 25, 2016
Last updated
December 25, 2016

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