Brussels, Belgium LQA Rates | Living Quarters Allowance | Allowances API
DSSR · Living Quarters Allowance

Brussels, Belgium Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) Rates

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
With family · Group 2
$41,400
Annual maximum
With family · Group 3
$38,900
Annual maximum
With family · Group 4
$34,700
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 2
$38,900
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 3
$36,300
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 4
$30,400
Annual maximum

Historical rate trend

Brussels 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 $41,400 $38,900 $34,700 $38,900 $36,300 $30,400
May 31, 2026 $42,400 $39,800 $35,500 $39,800 $37,200 $31,100
May 3, 2026 $42,900 $40,300 $36,000 $40,300 $37,600 $31,500
Mar 22, 2026 $42,400 $39,800 $35,500 $39,800 $37,200 $31,100
Mar 8, 2026 $42,900 $40,300 $36,000 $40,300 $37,600 $31,500
Feb 8, 2026 $43,400 $40,800 $36,400 $40,800 $38,100 $31,900
Jan 25, 2026 $42,400 $39,800 $35,500 $39,800 $37,200 $31,100
Dec 28, 2025 $42,900 $40,300 $36,000 $40,300 $37,600 $31,500
Nov 30, 2025 $42,400 $39,800 $35,500 $39,800 $37,200 $31,100
Sep 7, 2025 $42,900 $40,300 $36,000 $40,300 $37,600 $31,500
Aug 10, 2025 $42,400 $39,800 $35,500 $39,800 $37,200 $31,100
Jul 13, 2025 $42,900 $40,300 $36,000 $40,300 $37,600 $31,500
Jun 29, 2025 $42,400 $39,800 $35,500 $39,800 $37,200 $31,100
Jun 15, 2025 $41,400 $38,900 $34,700 $38,900 $36,300 $30,400
Jun 1, 2025 $40,900 $38,500 $34,300 $38,500 $35,900 $30,100
May 4, 2025 $41,400 $38,900 $34,700 $38,900 $36,300 $30,400
Apr 20, 2025 $40,000 $37,600 $33,500 $37,600 $35,100 $29,400
Mar 23, 2025 $39,600 $37,200 $33,200 $37,200 $34,700 $29,000
Mar 9, 2025 $38,300 $36,000 $32,100 $36,000 $33,600 $28,100
Feb 9, 2025 $37,900 $35,600 $31,700 $35,600 $33,200 $27,800
Jan 26, 2025 $37,500 $35,200 $31,400 $35,200 $32,900 $27,500
Dec 15, 2024 $38,300 $36,000 $32,100 $36,000 $33,600 $28,100
Dec 1, 2024 $38,700 $36,400 $32,400 $36,400 $33,900 $28,400
Nov 3, 2024 $39,600 $37,200 $33,200 $37,200 $34,700 $29,000
Oct 20, 2024 $40,000 $37,600 $33,500 $37,600 $35,100 $29,400
Sep 8, 2024 $40,500 $38,000 $33,900 $38,000 $35,500 $29,700
Aug 25, 2024 $40,000 $37,600 $33,500 $37,600 $35,100 $29,400
Aug 11, 2024 $39,600 $37,200 $33,200 $37,200 $34,700 $29,000
Jul 28, 2024 $40,000 $37,600 $33,500 $37,600 $35,100 $29,400
Jun 30, 2024 $39,100 $36,800 $32,800 $36,800 $34,300 $28,700
Jun 2, 2024 $39,600 $37,200 $33,200 $37,200 $34,700 $29,000
May 5, 2024 $39,100 $36,800 $32,800 $36,800 $34,300 $28,700
Apr 7, 2024 $39,600 $37,200 $33,200 $37,200 $34,700 $29,000
Mar 24, 2024 $40,000 $37,600 $33,500 $37,600 $35,100 $29,400
Mar 10, 2024 $39,600 $37,200 $33,200 $37,200 $34,700 $29,000
Feb 25, 2024 $39,100 $36,800 $32,800 $36,800 $34,300 $28,700
Feb 11, 2024 $39,600 $37,200 $33,200 $37,200 $34,700 $29,000
Dec 31, 2023 $40,000 $37,600 $33,500 $37,600 $35,100 $29,400
Dec 17, 2023 $39,600 $37,200 $33,200 $37,200 $34,700 $29,000
Dec 3, 2023 $40,000 $37,600 $33,500 $37,600 $35,100 $29,400
Nov 19, 2023 $39,100 $36,800 $32,800 $36,800 $34,300 $28,700
Oct 8, 2023 $38,700 $36,400 $32,400 $36,400 $33,900 $28,400
Sep 24, 2023 $39,100 $36,800 $32,800 $36,800 $34,300 $28,700
Sep 10, 2023 $39,600 $37,200 $33,200 $37,200 $34,700 $29,000
Aug 13, 2023 $40,000 $37,600 $33,500 $37,600 $35,100 $29,400
Jul 30, 2023 $40,900 $38,500 $34,300 $38,500 $35,900 $30,100
Jul 16, 2023 $39,600 $37,200 $33,200 $37,200 $34,700 $29,000
Jul 2, 2023 $40,000 $37,600 $33,500 $37,600 $35,100 $29,400
Jun 4, 2023 $39,100 $36,800 $32,800 $36,800 $34,300 $28,700
May 21, 2023 $40,000 $37,600 $33,500 $37,600 $35,100 $29,400
May 7, 2023 $40,500 $38,000 $33,900 $38,000 $35,500 $29,700
Apr 23, 2023 $40,000 $37,600 $33,500 $37,600 $35,100 $29,400
Apr 9, 2023 $39,600 $37,200 $33,200 $37,200 $34,700 $29,000
Mar 26, 2023 $39,100 $36,800 $32,800 $36,800 $34,300 $28,700
Mar 12, 2023 $38,700 $36,400 $32,400 $36,400 $33,900 $28,400
Feb 26, 2023 $39,100 $36,800 $32,800 $36,800 $34,300 $28,700
Jan 29, 2023 $39,600 $37,200 $33,200 $37,200 $34,700 $29,000
Dec 18, 2022 $38,700 $36,400 $32,400 $36,400 $33,900 $28,400
Dec 4, 2022 $37,500 $35,200 $31,400 $35,200 $32,900 $27,500
Nov 20, 2022 $36,700 $34,500 $30,800 $34,500 $32,200 $27,000
Nov 6, 2022 $36,300 $34,100 $30,500 $34,100 $31,900 $26,700
Oct 23, 2022 $35,600 $33,500 $29,800 $33,500 $31,200 $26,100
Oct 9, 2022 $35,300 $33,100 $29,500 $33,100 $30,900 $25,900
Sep 11, 2022 $36,700 $34,500 $30,800 $34,500 $32,200 $27,000
Aug 28, 2022 $37,100 $34,800 $31,100 $34,800 $32,500 $27,200
Aug 14, 2022 $37,500 $35,200 $31,400 $35,200 $32,900 $27,500
Jul 31, 2022 $37,100 $34,800 $31,100 $34,800 $32,500 $27,200
Jul 17, 2022 $37,900 $35,600 $31,700 $35,600 $33,200 $27,800
Jul 3, 2022 $38,700 $36,400 $32,400 $36,400 $33,900 $28,400
Jun 5, 2022 $39,100 $36,800 $32,800 $36,800 $34,300 $28,700
May 22, 2022 $38,700 $36,400 $32,400 $36,400 $33,900 $28,400
May 8, 2022 $39,100 $36,800 $32,800 $36,800 $34,300 $28,700
Apr 24, 2022 $39,600 $37,200 $33,200 $37,200 $34,700 $29,000
Apr 10, 2022 $40,500 $38,000 $33,900 $38,000 $35,500 $29,700
Mar 27, 2022 $40,000 $37,600 $33,500 $37,600 $35,100 $29,400
Mar 13, 2022 $40,900 $38,500 $34,300 $38,500 $35,900 $30,100
Feb 27, 2022 $41,400 $38,900 $34,700 $38,900 $36,300 $30,400
Feb 13, 2022 $40,900 $38,500 $34,300 $38,500 $35,900 $30,100
Dec 19, 2021 $41,400 $38,900 $34,700 $38,900 $36,300 $30,400
Dec 5, 2021 $40,900 $38,500 $34,300 $38,500 $35,900 $30,100
Oct 24, 2021 $42,400 $39,800 $35,500 $39,800 $37,200 $31,100
Oct 10, 2021 $42,900 $40,300 $36,000 $40,300 $37,600 $31,500
Sep 12, 2021 $43,400 $40,800 $36,400 $40,800 $38,100 $31,900
Aug 29, 2021 $42,900 $40,300 $36,000 $40,300 $37,600 $31,500
Aug 15, 2021 $43,400 $40,800 $36,400 $40,800 $38,100 $31,900
Aug 1, 2021 $42,900 $40,300 $36,000 $40,300 $37,600 $31,500
Jul 18, 2021 $43,400 $40,800 $36,400 $40,800 $38,100 $31,900
Jul 4, 2021 $44,000 $41,300 $36,800 $41,300 $38,500 $32,300
May 23, 2021 $44,500 $41,800 $37,300 $41,800 $39,000 $32,700
May 9, 2021 $44,000 $41,300 $36,800 $41,300 $38,500 $32,300
Apr 25, 2021 $43,400 $40,800 $36,400 $40,800 $38,100 $31,900
Apr 11, 2021 $42,900 $40,300 $36,000 $40,300 $37,600 $31,500
Mar 28, 2021 $43,400 $40,800 $36,400 $40,800 $38,100 $31,900
Feb 14, 2021 $44,000 $41,300 $36,800 $41,300 $38,500 $32,300
Jan 31, 2021 $44,500 $41,800 $37,300 $41,800 $39,000 $32,700
Jan 17, 2021 $45,100 $42,300 $37,800 $42,300 $39,500 $33,100
Dec 20, 2020 $44,500 $41,800 $37,300 $41,800 $39,000 $32,700
Nov 8, 2020 $43,400 $40,800 $36,400 $40,800 $38,100 $31,900
Oct 11, 2020 $42,900 $40,300 $36,000 $40,300 $37,600 $31,500
Aug 30, 2020 $43,400 $40,800 $36,400 $40,800 $38,100 $31,900
Aug 16, 2020 $42,900 $40,300 $36,000 $40,300 $37,600 $31,500
Aug 2, 2020 $41,900 $39,400 $35,100 $39,400 $36,700 $30,800
Jun 21, 2020 $41,400 $38,900 $34,700 $38,900 $36,300 $30,400
Jun 7, 2020 $40,000 $37,600 $33,500 $37,600 $35,100 $29,400
May 10, 2020 $39,600 $37,200 $33,200 $37,200 $34,700 $29,000
Apr 12, 2020 $40,000 $37,600 $33,500 $37,600 $35,100 $29,400
Mar 15, 2020 $40,500 $38,000 $33,900 $38,000 $35,500 $29,700
Mar 1, 2020 $39,600 $37,200 $33,200 $37,200 $34,700 $29,000
Feb 2, 2020 $40,500 $38,000 $33,900 $38,000 $35,500 $29,700
Jan 19, 2020 $40,900 $38,500 $34,300 $38,500 $35,900 $30,100
Oct 27, 2019 $40,500 $38,000 $33,900 $38,000 $35,500 $29,700
Sep 29, 2019 $40,000 $37,600 $33,500 $37,600 $35,100 $29,400
Sep 1, 2019 $40,500 $38,000 $33,900 $38,000 $35,500 $29,700
Jul 21, 2019 $40,900 $38,500 $34,300 $38,500 $35,900 $30,100
Jun 23, 2019 $41,400 $38,900 $34,700 $38,900 $36,300 $30,400
May 12, 2019 $40,900 $38,500 $34,300 $38,500 $35,900 $30,100
Apr 28, 2019 $41,400 $38,900 $34,700 $38,900 $36,300 $30,400
Apr 14, 2019 $40,900 $38,500 $34,300 $38,500 $35,900 $30,100
Mar 3, 2019 $41,400 $38,600 $34,700 $38,600 $36,300 $30,400
Feb 17, 2019 $41,900 $39,100 $35,100 $39,100 $36,800 $30,800
Feb 3, 2019 $41,400 $38,600 $34,700 $38,600 $36,300 $30,400
Jan 6, 2019 $41,900 $39,100 $35,100 $39,100 $36,800 $30,800
Nov 11, 2018 $41,400 $38,600 $34,700 $38,600 $36,300 $30,400
Oct 14, 2018 $42,400 $39,500 $35,500 $39,500 $37,200 $31,100
Sep 30, 2018 $42,900 $40,000 $36,000 $40,000 $37,600 $31,500
Sep 16, 2018 $42,400 $39,500 $35,500 $39,500 $37,200 $31,100
Sep 2, 2018 $41,900 $39,100 $35,100 $39,100 $36,800 $30,800
Aug 19, 2018 $42,400 $39,500 $35,500 $39,500 $37,200 $31,100
Aug 5, 2018 $42,900 $40,000 $36,000 $40,000 $37,600 $31,500
Jul 22, 2018 $43,400 $40,500 $36,400 $40,500 $38,100 $31,900
Jul 8, 2018 $42,400 $39,500 $35,500 $39,500 $37,200 $31,100
Jun 24, 2018 $42,900 $40,000 $36,000 $40,000 $37,600 $31,500
Jun 10, 2018 $42,400 $39,500 $35,500 $39,500 $37,200 $31,100
May 27, 2018 $43,400 $40,500 $36,400 $40,500 $38,100 $31,900
May 13, 2018 $43,900 $41,000 $36,800 $41,000 $38,600 $32,300
Feb 4, 2018 $45,000 $42,000 $37,800 $42,000 $39,500 $33,100
Jan 21, 2018 $43,900 $41,000 $36,800 $41,000 $38,600 $32,300
Jan 7, 2018 $43,400 $40,500 $36,400 $40,500 $38,100 $31,900
Dec 24, 2017 $42,900 $40,000 $36,000 $40,000 $37,600 $31,500
Dec 10, 2017 $43,400 $40,500 $36,400 $40,500 $38,100 $31,900
Nov 26, 2017 $42,900 $40,000 $36,000 $40,000 $37,600 $31,500
Nov 12, 2017 $42,400 $39,500 $35,500 $39,500 $37,200 $31,100
Oct 15, 2017 $42,900 $40,000 $36,000 $40,000 $37,600 $31,500
Oct 1, 2017 $43,900 $41,000 $36,800 $41,000 $38,500 $32,200
Sep 17, 2017 $43,400 $40,500 $36,400 $40,500 $38,100 $31,900
Aug 20, 2017 $42,900 $40,000 $36,000 $40,000 $37,600 $31,500
Aug 6, 2017 $42,400 $39,500 $35,500 $39,500 $37,200 $31,100
Jul 23, 2017 $41,900 $39,100 $35,100 $39,100 $36,700 $30,700
Jul 9, 2017 $41,400 $38,600 $34,700 $38,600 $36,300 $30,400
Jun 11, 2017 $40,900 $38,200 $34,300 $38,200 $35,900 $30,000
May 28, 2017 $40,400 $37,700 $33,900 $37,700 $35,500 $29,700
May 14, 2017 $40,000 $37,300 $33,500 $37,300 $35,100 $29,300
Apr 16, 2017 $39,100 $36,500 $32,800 $36,500 $34,300 $28,700
Apr 2, 2017 $39,500 $36,900 $33,200 $36,900 $34,700 $29,000
Mar 5, 2017 $38,700 $36,100 $32,400 $36,100 $33,900 $28,400
Feb 5, 2017 $39,100 $36,500 $32,800 $36,500 $34,300 $28,700
Jan 22, 2017 $38,700 $36,100 $32,400 $36,100 $33,900 $28,400
Jan 8, 2017 $38,300 $35,700 $32,100 $35,700 $33,600 $28,100
Dec 11, 2016 $38,700 $36,100 $32,400 $36,100 $33,900 $28,400
Nov 27, 2016 $39,100 $36,500 $32,800 $36,500 $34,300 $28,700
Nov 13, 2016 $40,400 $37,700 $33,900 $37,700 $35,500 $29,700
Oct 30, 2016 $40,000 $37,300 $33,500 $37,300 $35,100 $29,300
Sep 18, 2016 $40,900 $38,200 $34,300 $38,200 $35,900 $30,000
Sep 4, 2016 $41,400 $38,600 $34,700 $38,600 $36,300 $30,400
Aug 21, 2016 $40,400 $37,700 $33,900 $37,700 $35,500 $29,700
Aug 7, 2016 $40,000 $37,300 $33,500 $37,300 $35,100 $29,300
Jul 10, 2016 $40,400 $37,700 $33,900 $37,700 $35,500 $29,700
Jun 12, 2016 $40,900 $38,200 $34,300 $38,200 $35,900 $30,000
May 29, 2016 $41,400 $38,600 $34,700 $38,600 $36,300 $30,400
May 15, 2016 $42,400 $39,500 $35,500 $39,500 $37,200 $31,100
Apr 17, 2016 $41,400 $38,600 $34,700 $38,600 $36,300 $30,400
Apr 3, 2016 $40,900 $38,200 $34,300 $38,200 $35,900 $30,000
Mar 20, 2016 $40,000 $37,300 $33,500 $37,300 $35,100 $29,300
Mar 6, 2016 $40,400 $37,700 $33,900 $37,700 $35,500 $29,700
Feb 21, 2016 $40,900 $38,200 $34,300 $38,200 $35,900 $30,000
Dec 27, 2015 $40,000 $37,300 $33,500 $37,300 $35,100 $29,300
Dec 13, 2015 $38,700 $36,100 $32,400 $36,100 $33,900 $28,400
Nov 15, 2015 $39,100 $36,500 $32,800 $36,500 $34,300 $28,700
Nov 1, 2015 $40,500 $37,700 $33,900 $37,700 $35,500 $29,700
Sep 20, 2015 $40,000 $37,300 $33,500 $37,300 $35,100 $29,400
Sep 6, 2015 $41,400 $38,600 $34,700 $38,600 $36,300 $30,500
Jul 26, 2015 $39,500 $36,900 $33,200 $36,900 $34,700 $29,100
Jun 28, 2015 $40,000 $37,300 $33,500 $37,300 $35,100 $29,400
Jun 14, 2015 $39,500 $36,900 $33,200 $36,900 $34,700 $29,100
May 17, 2015 $40,000 $37,300 $33,500 $37,300 $35,100 $29,400
May 3, 2015 $38,200 $35,700 $32,100 $35,700 $33,500 $28,100
Apr 19, 2015 $38,700 $36,100 $32,400 $36,100 $33,900 $28,400
Mar 22, 2015 $39,100 $36,500 $32,800 $36,500 $34,300 $28,700
Feb 8, 2015 $40,500 $37,700 $33,900 $37,700 $35,500 $29,700
Jan 25, 2015 $41,900 $39,100 $35,100 $39,100 $36,700 $30,800
Jan 11, 2015 $43,500 $40,600 $36,500 $40,600 $38,100 $32,000
Dec 28, 2014 $44,600 $41,600 $37,400 $41,600 $39,100 $32,800
Dec 14, 2014 $44,000 $41,100 $36,900 $41,100 $38,600 $32,400
Nov 16, 2014 $44,600 $41,600 $37,400 $41,600 $39,100 $32,800
Nov 2, 2014 $45,800 $42,700 $38,400 $42,700 $40,200 $33,600
Oct 19, 2014 $45,200 $42,200 $37,900 $42,200 $39,600 $33,200
Oct 5, 2014 $45,800 $42,700 $38,400 $42,700 $40,200 $33,600
Sep 21, 2014 $46,400 $43,300 $38,900 $43,300 $40,700 $34,100
Sep 7, 2014 $47,000 $43,900 $39,400 $43,900 $41,200 $34,500
Aug 10, 2014 $47,700 $44,500 $40,000 $44,500 $41,800 $35,000
Jun 15, 2014 $48,300 $45,100 $40,500 $45,100 $42,400 $35,500
Jun 1, 2014 $49,000 $45,700 $41,100 $45,700 $43,000 $36,000
May 4, 2014 $49,700 $46,400 $41,700 $46,400 $43,600 $36,500
Apr 6, 2014 $49,000 $45,700 $41,100 $45,700 $43,000 $36,000
Mar 23, 2014 $49,700 $46,400 $41,700 $46,400 $43,600 $36,500
Feb 23, 2014 $49,000 $45,700 $41,100 $45,700 $43,000 $36,000
Jan 12, 2014 $49,000 $45,600 $41,100 $45,600 $43,000 $36,000
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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 Brussels, 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": "Brussels",
      "lqa": {
        "with_family_group_2": 41400,
        "with_family_group_3": 38900,
        "with_family_group_4": 34700,
        "without_family_group_2": 38900,
        "without_family_group_3": 36300,
        "without_family_group_4": 30400
      },
      "postcode": "10111"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://allowances.state.gov/Web920/lqa_all.asp?MenuHide=1"
}
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Brussels rate FAQ

What is the LQA rate for Brussels, Belgium?

The current DSSR Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) annual maximum for Brussels, Belgium ranges by quarters group and family status — for quarters group 2 it is $41,400 with family and $38,900 without family. All six series (groups 2–4, with and without family) are shown in the chart and table above.

How is the Brussels 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 Brussels; actual LQA reimburses real rent and utilities up to the applicable ceiling.

How has the Brussels LQA changed over time?

In May 31, 2026 the quarters-group-2 with-family maximum was $42,400; it is now $41,400. 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

Effective period
Effective Jul 12, 2026
Last updated
July 12, 2026

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