DSSR · Living Quarters Allowance

Antwerp, Belgium Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) Rates

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026

With family · Group 2

$30,200

Annual maximum

With family · Group 3

$27,600

Annual maximum

With family · Group 4

$27,500

Annual maximum

Without family · Group 2

$28,900

Annual maximum

Without family · Group 3

$27,500

Annual maximum

Without family · Group 4

$23,500

Annual maximum

Historical rate trend

Antwerp rate history — Annual maximum ($). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date	WF G2	WF G3	WF G4	NF G2	NF G3	NF G4
Jul 12, 2026	$30,200	$27,600	$27,500	$28,900	$27,500	$23,500
May 31, 2026	$30,900	$28,300	$28,100	$29,600	$28,100	$24,100
May 3, 2026	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Mar 22, 2026	$30,900	$28,300	$28,100	$29,600	$28,100	$24,100
Mar 8, 2026	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Feb 8, 2026	$31,700	$29,000	$28,800	$30,300	$28,800	$24,700
Jan 25, 2026	$30,900	$28,300	$28,100	$29,600	$28,100	$24,100
Dec 28, 2025	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Nov 30, 2025	$30,900	$28,300	$28,100	$29,600	$28,100	$24,100
Sep 7, 2025	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Aug 10, 2025	$30,900	$28,300	$28,100	$29,600	$28,100	$24,100
Jul 13, 2025	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Jun 29, 2025	$30,900	$28,300	$28,100	$29,600	$28,100	$24,100
Jun 15, 2025	$30,200	$27,600	$27,500	$28,900	$27,500	$23,500
Jun 1, 2025	$29,900	$27,300	$27,100	$28,600	$27,100	$23,300
May 4, 2025	$30,200	$27,600	$27,500	$28,900	$27,500	$23,500
Apr 20, 2025	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Mar 23, 2025	$28,900	$26,400	$26,200	$27,600	$26,200	$22,500
Mar 9, 2025	$27,900	$25,500	$25,400	$26,700	$25,400	$21,800
Feb 9, 2025	$27,700	$25,300	$25,100	$26,400	$25,100	$21,500
Jan 26, 2025	$27,400	$25,000	$24,900	$26,100	$24,900	$21,300
Dec 15, 2024	$27,900	$25,500	$25,400	$26,700	$25,400	$21,800
Dec 1, 2024	$28,300	$25,800	$25,700	$27,000	$25,700	$22,000
Nov 3, 2024	$28,900	$26,400	$26,200	$27,600	$26,200	$22,500
Oct 20, 2024	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Sep 8, 2024	$29,500	$27,000	$26,800	$28,200	$26,800	$23,000
Aug 25, 2024	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Aug 11, 2024	$28,900	$26,400	$26,200	$27,600	$26,200	$22,500
Jul 28, 2024	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Jun 30, 2024	$28,600	$26,100	$26,000	$27,300	$26,000	$22,200
Jun 2, 2024	$28,900	$26,400	$26,200	$27,600	$26,200	$22,500
May 5, 2024	$28,600	$26,100	$26,000	$27,300	$26,000	$22,200
Apr 7, 2024	$28,900	$26,400	$26,200	$27,600	$26,200	$22,500
Mar 24, 2024	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Mar 10, 2024	$28,900	$26,400	$26,200	$27,600	$26,200	$22,500
Feb 25, 2024	$28,600	$26,100	$26,000	$27,300	$26,000	$22,200
Feb 11, 2024	$28,900	$26,400	$26,200	$27,600	$26,200	$22,500
Dec 31, 2023	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Dec 17, 2023	$28,900	$26,400	$26,200	$27,600	$26,200	$22,500
Dec 3, 2023	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Nov 19, 2023	$28,600	$26,100	$26,000	$27,300	$26,000	$22,200
Oct 8, 2023	$28,300	$25,800	$25,700	$27,000	$25,700	$22,000
Sep 24, 2023	$28,600	$26,100	$26,000	$27,300	$26,000	$22,200
Sep 10, 2023	$28,900	$26,400	$26,200	$27,600	$26,200	$22,500
Aug 13, 2023	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Jul 30, 2023	$29,900	$27,300	$27,100	$28,600	$27,100	$23,300
Jul 16, 2023	$28,900	$26,400	$26,200	$27,600	$26,200	$22,500
Jul 2, 2023	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Jun 4, 2023	$28,600	$26,100	$26,000	$27,300	$26,000	$22,200
May 21, 2023	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
May 7, 2023	$29,500	$27,000	$26,800	$28,200	$26,800	$23,000
Apr 23, 2023	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Apr 9, 2023	$28,900	$26,400	$26,200	$27,600	$26,200	$22,500
Mar 26, 2023	$28,600	$26,100	$26,000	$27,300	$26,000	$22,200
Mar 12, 2023	$28,300	$25,800	$25,700	$27,000	$25,700	$22,000
Feb 26, 2023	$28,600	$26,100	$26,000	$27,300	$26,000	$22,200
Jan 29, 2023	$28,900	$26,400	$26,200	$27,600	$26,200	$22,500
Dec 18, 2022	$28,300	$25,800	$25,700	$27,000	$25,700	$22,000
Dec 4, 2022	$27,400	$25,000	$24,900	$26,100	$24,900	$21,300
Nov 20, 2022	$26,800	$24,500	$24,300	$25,600	$24,300	$20,900
Nov 6, 2022	$26,500	$24,200	$24,100	$25,300	$24,100	$20,600
Oct 23, 2022	$26,000	$23,800	$23,600	$24,800	$23,600	$20,200
Oct 9, 2022	$25,700	$23,500	$23,400	$24,600	$23,400	$20,000
Sep 11, 2022	$26,800	$24,500	$24,300	$25,600	$24,300	$20,900
Aug 28, 2022	$27,100	$24,800	$24,600	$25,900	$24,600	$21,100
Aug 14, 2022	$27,400	$25,000	$24,900	$26,100	$24,900	$21,300
Jul 31, 2022	$27,100	$24,800	$24,600	$25,900	$24,600	$21,100
Jul 17, 2022	$27,700	$25,300	$25,100	$26,400	$25,100	$21,500
Jul 3, 2022	$28,300	$25,800	$25,700	$27,000	$25,700	$22,000
Jun 5, 2022	$28,600	$26,100	$26,000	$27,300	$26,000	$22,200
May 22, 2022	$28,300	$25,800	$25,700	$27,000	$25,700	$22,000
May 8, 2022	$28,600	$26,100	$26,000	$27,300	$26,000	$22,200
Apr 24, 2022	$28,900	$26,400	$26,200	$27,600	$26,200	$22,500
Apr 10, 2022	$29,500	$27,000	$26,800	$28,200	$26,800	$23,000
Mar 27, 2022	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Mar 13, 2022	$29,900	$27,300	$27,100	$28,600	$27,100	$23,300
Feb 27, 2022	$30,200	$27,600	$27,500	$28,900	$27,500	$23,500
Feb 13, 2022	$29,900	$27,300	$27,100	$28,600	$27,100	$23,300
Dec 19, 2021	$30,200	$27,600	$27,500	$28,900	$27,500	$23,500
Dec 5, 2021	$29,900	$27,300	$27,100	$28,600	$27,100	$23,300
Oct 24, 2021	$30,900	$28,300	$28,100	$29,600	$28,100	$24,100
Oct 10, 2021	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Sep 12, 2021	$31,700	$29,000	$28,800	$30,300	$28,800	$24,700
Aug 29, 2021	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Aug 15, 2021	$31,700	$29,000	$28,800	$30,300	$28,800	$24,700
Aug 1, 2021	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Jul 18, 2021	$31,700	$29,000	$28,800	$30,300	$28,800	$24,700
Jul 4, 2021	$32,100	$29,300	$29,200	$30,700	$29,200	$25,000
May 23, 2021	$32,500	$29,700	$29,500	$31,100	$29,500	$25,300
May 9, 2021	$32,100	$29,300	$29,200	$30,700	$29,200	$25,000
Apr 25, 2021	$31,700	$29,000	$28,800	$30,300	$28,800	$24,700
Apr 11, 2021	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Mar 28, 2021	$31,700	$29,000	$28,800	$30,300	$28,800	$24,700
Feb 14, 2021	$32,100	$29,300	$29,200	$30,700	$29,200	$25,000
Jan 31, 2021	$32,500	$29,700	$29,500	$31,100	$29,500	$25,300
Jan 17, 2021	$32,900	$30,100	$29,900	$31,400	$29,900	$25,600
Dec 20, 2020	$32,500	$29,700	$29,500	$31,100	$29,500	$25,300
Nov 8, 2020	$31,700	$29,000	$28,800	$30,300	$28,800	$24,700
Oct 11, 2020	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Aug 30, 2020	$31,700	$29,000	$28,800	$30,300	$28,800	$24,700
Aug 16, 2020	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Aug 2, 2020	$30,600	$28,000	$27,800	$29,200	$27,800	$23,800
Jun 21, 2020	$30,200	$27,600	$27,500	$28,900	$27,500	$23,500
Jun 7, 2020	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
May 10, 2020	$28,900	$26,400	$26,200	$27,600	$26,200	$22,500
Apr 12, 2020	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Mar 15, 2020	$29,500	$27,000	$26,800	$28,200	$26,800	$23,000
Mar 1, 2020	$28,900	$26,400	$26,200	$27,600	$26,200	$22,500
Feb 2, 2020	$29,500	$27,000	$26,800	$28,200	$26,800	$23,000
Jan 19, 2020	$29,900	$27,300	$27,100	$28,600	$27,100	$23,300
Oct 27, 2019	$29,500	$27,000	$26,800	$28,200	$26,800	$23,000
Sep 29, 2019	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Sep 1, 2019	$29,500	$27,000	$26,800	$28,200	$26,800	$23,000
Jul 21, 2019	$29,900	$27,300	$27,100	$28,600	$27,100	$23,300
Jun 23, 2019	$30,200	$27,600	$27,500	$28,900	$27,500	$23,500
May 12, 2019	$29,900	$27,300	$27,100	$28,600	$27,100	$23,300
Apr 28, 2019	$30,200	$27,600	$27,500	$28,900	$27,500	$23,500
Apr 14, 2019	$29,900	$27,300	$27,100	$28,600	$27,100	$23,300
Mar 3, 2019	$30,200	$27,600	$27,500	$28,900	$27,500	$23,500
Feb 17, 2019	$30,600	$28,000	$27,800	$29,200	$27,800	$23,800
Feb 3, 2019	$30,200	$27,600	$27,500	$28,900	$27,500	$23,500
Jan 6, 2019	$30,600	$28,000	$27,800	$29,200	$27,800	$23,800
Nov 11, 2018	$30,200	$27,600	$27,500	$28,900	$27,500	$23,500
Oct 14, 2018	$30,900	$28,300	$28,100	$29,600	$28,100	$24,100
Sep 30, 2018	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Sep 16, 2018	$30,900	$28,300	$28,100	$29,600	$28,100	$24,100
Sep 2, 2018	$30,600	$28,000	$27,800	$29,200	$27,800	$23,800
Aug 19, 2018	$30,900	$28,300	$28,100	$29,600	$28,100	$24,100
Aug 5, 2018	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Jul 22, 2018	$31,700	$29,000	$28,800	$30,300	$28,800	$24,700
Jul 8, 2018	$30,900	$28,300	$28,100	$29,600	$28,100	$24,100
Jun 24, 2018	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Jun 10, 2018	$30,900	$28,300	$28,100	$29,600	$28,100	$24,100
May 27, 2018	$31,700	$29,000	$28,800	$30,300	$28,800	$24,700
May 13, 2018	$32,100	$29,300	$29,200	$30,700	$29,200	$25,000
Feb 4, 2018	$32,900	$30,100	$29,900	$31,400	$29,900	$25,600
Jan 21, 2018	$32,100	$29,300	$29,200	$30,700	$29,200	$25,000
Jan 7, 2018	$31,700	$29,000	$28,800	$30,300	$28,800	$24,700
Dec 24, 2017	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Dec 10, 2017	$31,700	$29,000	$28,800	$30,300	$28,800	$24,700
Nov 26, 2017	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Nov 12, 2017	$30,900	$28,300	$28,100	$29,600	$28,100	$24,100
Oct 15, 2017	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Oct 1, 2017	$32,100	$29,300	$29,200	$30,700	$29,200	$25,000
Sep 17, 2017	$31,700	$29,000	$28,800	$30,300	$28,800	$24,700
Aug 20, 2017	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Aug 6, 2017	$30,900	$28,300	$28,100	$29,600	$28,100	$24,100
Jul 23, 2017	$30,600	$28,000	$27,800	$29,200	$27,800	$23,800
Jul 9, 2017	$30,200	$27,600	$27,500	$28,900	$27,500	$23,500
Jun 11, 2017	$29,900	$27,300	$27,100	$28,600	$27,100	$23,300
May 28, 2017	$29,500	$27,000	$26,800	$28,200	$26,800	$23,000
May 14, 2017	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Apr 16, 2017	$28,600	$26,100	$26,000	$27,300	$26,000	$22,200
Apr 2, 2017	$28,900	$26,400	$26,200	$27,600	$26,200	$22,500
Mar 5, 2017	$28,300	$25,800	$25,700	$27,000	$25,700	$22,000
Feb 5, 2017	$28,600	$26,100	$26,000	$27,300	$26,000	$22,200
Jan 22, 2017	$28,300	$25,800	$25,700	$27,000	$25,700	$22,000
Jan 8, 2017	$27,900	$25,500	$25,400	$26,700	$25,400	$21,800
Dec 11, 2016	$28,300	$25,800	$25,700	$27,000	$25,700	$22,000
Nov 27, 2016	$28,600	$26,100	$26,000	$27,300	$26,000	$22,200
Nov 13, 2016	$29,500	$27,000	$26,800	$28,200	$26,800	$23,000
Oct 30, 2016	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Sep 18, 2016	$29,900	$27,300	$27,100	$28,600	$27,100	$23,300
Sep 4, 2016	$30,200	$27,600	$27,500	$28,900	$27,500	$23,500
Aug 21, 2016	$29,500	$27,000	$26,800	$28,200	$26,800	$23,000
Aug 7, 2016	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Jul 10, 2016	$29,500	$27,000	$26,800	$28,200	$26,800	$23,000
Jun 12, 2016	$29,900	$27,300	$27,100	$28,600	$27,100	$23,300
May 29, 2016	$30,200	$27,600	$27,500	$28,900	$27,500	$23,500
May 15, 2016	$30,900	$28,300	$28,100	$29,600	$28,100	$24,100
Apr 17, 2016	$30,200	$27,600	$27,500	$28,900	$27,500	$23,500
Apr 3, 2016	$29,900	$27,300	$27,100	$28,600	$27,100	$23,300
Mar 20, 2016	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Mar 6, 2016	$29,500	$27,000	$26,800	$28,200	$26,800	$23,000
Feb 21, 2016	$29,900	$27,300	$27,100	$28,600	$27,100	$23,300
Dec 27, 2015	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Dec 13, 2015	$28,300	$25,800	$25,700	$27,000	$25,700	$22,000
Nov 29, 2015	$28,600	$26,100	$26,000	$27,300	$26,000	$22,200
Nov 15, 2015	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Nov 1, 2015	$30,200	$27,600	$27,500	$28,900	$27,500	$23,500
Sep 20, 2015	$29,900	$27,300	$27,100	$28,600	$27,100	$23,300
Sep 6, 2015	$30,900	$28,300	$28,100	$29,600	$28,100	$24,100
Jul 26, 2015	$29,500	$27,000	$26,800	$28,200	$26,800	$23,000
Jun 28, 2015	$29,900	$27,300	$27,100	$28,600	$27,100	$23,300
Jun 14, 2015	$29,500	$27,000	$26,800	$28,200	$26,800	$23,000
May 17, 2015	$29,900	$27,300	$27,100	$28,600	$27,100	$23,300
May 3, 2015	$28,600	$26,100	$26,000	$27,300	$26,000	$22,200
Apr 19, 2015	$28,900	$26,400	$26,200	$27,600	$26,200	$22,500
Mar 22, 2015	$29,200	$26,700	$26,500	$27,900	$26,500	$22,700
Feb 8, 2015	$30,200	$27,600	$27,500	$28,900	$27,500	$23,500
Jan 25, 2015	$31,300	$28,600	$28,500	$29,900	$28,500	$24,400
Jan 11, 2015	$32,500	$29,700	$29,500	$31,100	$29,500	$25,300
Dec 28, 2014	$33,300	$30,500	$30,300	$31,800	$30,300	$25,900
Dec 14, 2014	$32,900	$30,100	$29,900	$31,400	$29,900	$25,600
Nov 16, 2014	$33,300	$30,500	$30,300	$31,800	$30,300	$25,900
Nov 2, 2014	$34,200	$31,300	$31,100	$32,700	$31,100	$26,600
Oct 19, 2014	$33,800	$30,900	$30,700	$32,300	$30,700	$26,300
Oct 5, 2014	$34,200	$31,300	$31,100	$32,700	$31,100	$26,600
Sep 21, 2014	$34,700	$31,700	$31,500	$33,100	$31,500	$27,000
Sep 7, 2014	$35,100	$32,100	$31,900	$33,600	$31,900	$27,300
Aug 10, 2014	$35,600	$32,500	$32,400	$34,000	$32,400	$27,700
Jun 15, 2014	$36,100	$33,000	$32,800	$34,500	$32,800	$28,100
Jun 1, 2014	$36,600	$33,500	$33,300	$35,000	$33,300	$28,500
May 4, 2014	$37,100	$33,900	$33,700	$35,500	$33,700	$28,900
Apr 6, 2014	$36,600	$33,500	$33,300	$35,000	$33,300	$28,500
Mar 23, 2014	$37,100	$33,900	$33,700	$35,500	$33,700	$28,900
Jan 12, 2014	$36,600	$33,500	$33,300	$35,000	$33,300	$28,500

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WF = with family, NF = without family; G2–G4 = quarters groups (set by grade). Values are annual maximums in USD.

How this rate is used

The Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) reimburses U.S. government civilian employees for actual rent and utilities at Antwerp, up to an annual maximum that depends on the employee's quarters group (a function of grade) and whether they are accompanied by family. The six annual ceilings shown — quarters groups 2, 3 and 4, each with and without family — are what mobility, HR and payroll teams use to budget overseas housing costs and set LQA grants.

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/BE?type=lqa"

Sample response

{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "iso_code": "BE",
      "location": "Antwerp",
      "lqa": {
        "with_family_group_2": 30200,
        "with_family_group_3": 27600,
        "with_family_group_4": 27500,
        "without_family_group_2": 28900,
        "without_family_group_3": 27500,
        "without_family_group_4": 23500
      },
      "postcode": "10112"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://allowances.state.gov/Web920/lqa_all.asp?MenuHide=1"
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Antwerp rate FAQ

What is the LQA rate for Antwerp, Belgium?

The current DSSR Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) annual maximum for Antwerp, Belgium ranges by quarters group and family status — for quarters group 2 it is $30,200 with family and $28,900 without family. All six series (groups 2–4, with and without family) are shown in the chart and table above.

How is the Antwerp LQA maximum determined?

LQA maximums depend on the employee's quarters group (set by grade) and whether they have family at post. The State Department publishes the six annual ceilings for Antwerp; actual LQA reimburses real rent and utilities up to the applicable ceiling.

How has the Antwerp LQA changed over time?

In May 31, 2026 the quarters-group-2 with-family maximum was $30,900; it is now $30,200. The full year-by-year history for all six series is in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Official source: U.S. Department of State, Office of Allowances — LQA (DSSR §920)
Effective period: Effective Jul 12, 2026
Last updated: July 12, 2026

Allowances API is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any U.S. Government agency. All rate data is sourced from official public rate tables and re-published in a normalized format.

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