Dublin, Ireland LQA Rates | Living Quarters Allowance | Allowances API
DSSR · Living Quarters Allowance

Dublin, Ireland Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) Rates

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
With family · Group 2
$41,100
Annual maximum
With family · Group 3
$37,300
Annual maximum
With family · Group 4
$35,500
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 2
$39,100
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 3
$37,300
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 4
$35,500
Annual maximum

Historical rate trend

Dublin 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 $41,100 $37,300 $35,500 $39,100 $37,300 $35,500
May 31, 2026 $42,100 $38,200 $36,300 $40,100 $38,200 $36,300
May 3, 2026 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Mar 22, 2026 $42,100 $38,200 $36,300 $40,100 $38,200 $36,300
Mar 8, 2026 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Feb 8, 2026 $43,100 $39,200 $37,200 $41,000 $39,200 $37,200
Jan 25, 2026 $42,100 $38,200 $36,300 $40,100 $38,200 $36,300
Dec 28, 2025 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Nov 30, 2025 $42,100 $38,200 $36,300 $40,100 $38,200 $36,300
Sep 7, 2025 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Aug 10, 2025 $42,100 $38,200 $36,300 $40,100 $38,200 $36,300
Jul 13, 2025 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Jun 29, 2025 $42,100 $38,200 $36,300 $40,100 $38,200 $36,300
Jun 15, 2025 $41,100 $37,300 $35,500 $39,100 $37,300 $35,500
Jun 1, 2025 $40,600 $36,900 $35,000 $38,700 $36,900 $35,000
May 4, 2025 $41,100 $37,300 $35,500 $39,100 $37,300 $35,500
Apr 20, 2025 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Mar 23, 2025 $39,300 $35,700 $33,900 $37,400 $35,700 $33,900
Mar 9, 2025 $38,000 $34,500 $32,800 $36,200 $34,500 $32,800
Feb 9, 2025 $37,600 $34,200 $32,400 $35,800 $34,200 $32,400
Jan 26, 2025 $37,200 $33,800 $32,100 $35,400 $33,800 $32,100
Dec 15, 2024 $38,000 $34,500 $32,800 $36,200 $34,500 $32,800
Dec 1, 2024 $38,400 $34,900 $33,100 $36,600 $34,900 $33,100
Nov 3, 2024 $39,300 $35,700 $33,900 $37,400 $35,700 $33,900
Oct 20, 2024 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Sep 8, 2024 $40,200 $36,500 $34,700 $38,200 $36,500 $34,700
Aug 25, 2024 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Aug 11, 2024 $39,300 $35,700 $33,900 $37,400 $35,700 $33,900
Jul 28, 2024 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Jun 30, 2024 $38,800 $35,300 $33,500 $37,000 $35,300 $33,500
Jun 2, 2024 $39,300 $35,700 $33,900 $37,400 $35,700 $33,900
May 5, 2024 $38,800 $35,300 $33,500 $37,000 $35,300 $33,500
Apr 7, 2024 $39,300 $35,700 $33,900 $37,400 $35,700 $33,900
Mar 24, 2024 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Mar 10, 2024 $39,300 $35,700 $33,900 $37,400 $35,700 $33,900
Feb 25, 2024 $38,800 $35,300 $33,500 $37,000 $35,300 $33,500
Feb 11, 2024 $39,300 $35,700 $33,900 $37,400 $35,700 $33,900
Dec 31, 2023 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Dec 17, 2023 $39,300 $35,700 $33,900 $37,400 $35,700 $33,900
Dec 3, 2023 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Nov 19, 2023 $38,800 $35,300 $33,500 $37,000 $35,300 $33,500
Oct 8, 2023 $38,400 $34,900 $33,100 $36,600 $34,900 $33,100
Sep 24, 2023 $38,800 $35,300 $33,500 $37,000 $35,300 $33,500
Sep 10, 2023 $39,300 $35,700 $33,900 $37,400 $35,700 $33,900
Aug 13, 2023 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Jul 30, 2023 $40,600 $36,900 $35,000 $38,700 $36,900 $35,000
Jul 16, 2023 $39,300 $35,700 $33,900 $37,400 $35,700 $33,900
Jul 2, 2023 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Jun 4, 2023 $38,800 $35,300 $33,500 $37,000 $35,300 $33,500
May 21, 2023 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
May 7, 2023 $40,200 $36,500 $34,700 $38,200 $36,500 $34,700
Apr 23, 2023 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Apr 9, 2023 $39,300 $35,700 $33,900 $37,400 $35,700 $33,900
Mar 26, 2023 $38,800 $35,300 $33,500 $37,000 $35,300 $33,500
Mar 12, 2023 $38,400 $34,900 $33,100 $36,600 $34,900 $33,100
Feb 26, 2023 $38,800 $35,300 $33,500 $37,000 $35,300 $33,500
Jan 29, 2023 $39,300 $35,700 $33,900 $37,400 $35,700 $33,900
Dec 18, 2022 $38,400 $34,900 $33,100 $36,600 $34,900 $33,100
Dec 4, 2022 $37,200 $33,800 $32,100 $35,400 $33,800 $32,100
Nov 20, 2022 $36,400 $33,100 $31,400 $34,700 $33,100 $31,400
Nov 6, 2022 $36,100 $32,800 $31,100 $34,300 $32,800 $31,100
Oct 23, 2022 $35,300 $32,100 $30,500 $33,600 $32,100 $30,500
Oct 9, 2022 $35,000 $31,800 $30,200 $33,300 $31,800 $30,200
Sep 11, 2022 $36,400 $33,100 $31,400 $34,700 $33,100 $31,400
Aug 28, 2022 $36,800 $33,400 $31,800 $35,100 $33,400 $31,800
Aug 14, 2022 $37,200 $33,800 $32,100 $35,400 $33,800 $32,100
Jul 31, 2022 $36,800 $33,400 $31,800 $35,100 $33,400 $31,800
Jul 17, 2022 $37,600 $34,200 $32,400 $35,800 $34,200 $32,400
Jul 3, 2022 $38,400 $34,900 $33,100 $36,600 $34,900 $33,100
Jun 5, 2022 $38,800 $35,300 $33,500 $37,000 $35,300 $33,500
May 22, 2022 $38,400 $34,900 $33,100 $36,600 $34,900 $33,100
May 8, 2022 $38,800 $35,300 $33,500 $37,000 $35,300 $33,500
Apr 24, 2022 $39,300 $35,700 $33,900 $37,400 $35,700 $33,900
Apr 10, 2022 $40,200 $36,500 $34,700 $38,200 $36,500 $34,700
Mar 27, 2022 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Mar 13, 2022 $40,600 $36,900 $35,000 $38,700 $36,900 $35,000
Feb 27, 2022 $41,100 $37,300 $35,500 $39,100 $37,300 $35,500
Feb 13, 2022 $40,600 $36,900 $35,000 $38,700 $36,900 $35,000
Dec 19, 2021 $41,100 $37,300 $35,500 $39,100 $37,300 $35,500
Dec 5, 2021 $40,600 $36,900 $35,000 $38,700 $36,900 $35,000
Oct 24, 2021 $42,100 $38,200 $36,300 $40,100 $38,200 $36,300
Oct 10, 2021 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Sep 12, 2021 $43,100 $39,200 $37,200 $41,000 $39,200 $37,200
Aug 29, 2021 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Aug 15, 2021 $43,100 $39,200 $37,200 $41,000 $39,200 $37,200
Aug 1, 2021 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Jul 18, 2021 $43,100 $39,200 $37,200 $41,000 $39,200 $37,200
Jul 4, 2021 $43,600 $39,600 $37,600 $41,500 $39,600 $37,600
May 23, 2021 $44,200 $40,100 $38,100 $42,100 $40,100 $38,100
May 9, 2021 $43,600 $39,600 $37,600 $41,500 $39,600 $37,600
Apr 25, 2021 $43,100 $39,200 $37,200 $41,000 $39,200 $37,200
Apr 11, 2021 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Mar 28, 2021 $43,100 $39,200 $37,200 $41,000 $39,200 $37,200
Feb 14, 2021 $43,600 $39,600 $37,600 $41,500 $39,600 $37,600
Jan 31, 2021 $44,200 $40,100 $38,100 $42,100 $40,100 $38,100
Jan 17, 2021 $44,700 $40,600 $38,600 $42,600 $40,600 $38,600
Dec 20, 2020 $44,200 $40,100 $38,100 $42,100 $40,100 $38,100
Nov 8, 2020 $43,100 $39,200 $37,200 $41,000 $39,200 $37,200
Oct 11, 2020 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Aug 30, 2020 $43,100 $39,200 $37,200 $41,000 $39,200 $37,200
Aug 16, 2020 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Aug 2, 2020 $41,600 $37,800 $35,900 $39,600 $37,800 $35,900
Jun 21, 2020 $41,100 $37,300 $35,500 $39,100 $37,300 $35,500
Jun 7, 2020 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
May 10, 2020 $39,300 $35,700 $33,900 $37,400 $35,700 $33,900
Apr 12, 2020 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Mar 15, 2020 $40,200 $36,500 $34,700 $38,200 $36,500 $34,700
Mar 1, 2020 $39,300 $35,700 $33,900 $37,400 $35,700 $33,900
Feb 2, 2020 $40,200 $36,500 $34,700 $38,200 $36,500 $34,700
Jan 19, 2020 $40,600 $36,900 $35,000 $38,700 $36,900 $35,000
Oct 27, 2019 $40,200 $36,500 $34,700 $38,200 $36,500 $34,700
Sep 29, 2019 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Sep 1, 2019 $40,200 $36,500 $34,700 $38,200 $36,500 $34,700
Jul 21, 2019 $40,600 $36,900 $35,000 $38,700 $36,900 $35,000
Jun 23, 2019 $41,100 $37,300 $35,500 $39,100 $37,300 $35,500
May 12, 2019 $40,600 $36,900 $35,000 $38,700 $36,900 $35,000
Apr 28, 2019 $41,100 $37,300 $35,500 $39,100 $37,300 $35,500
Apr 14, 2019 $40,600 $36,900 $35,000 $38,700 $36,900 $35,000
Mar 3, 2019 $41,100 $37,300 $35,500 $39,100 $37,300 $35,500
Feb 17, 2019 $41,600 $37,800 $35,900 $39,600 $37,800 $35,900
Feb 3, 2019 $41,100 $37,300 $35,500 $39,100 $37,300 $35,500
Jan 6, 2019 $41,600 $37,800 $35,900 $39,600 $37,800 $35,900
Nov 11, 2018 $41,100 $37,300 $35,500 $39,100 $37,300 $35,500
Oct 14, 2018 $42,100 $38,200 $36,300 $40,100 $38,200 $36,300
Sep 30, 2018 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Sep 16, 2018 $42,100 $38,200 $36,300 $40,100 $38,200 $36,300
Sep 2, 2018 $41,600 $37,800 $35,900 $39,600 $37,800 $35,900
Aug 19, 2018 $42,100 $38,200 $36,300 $40,100 $38,200 $36,300
Aug 5, 2018 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Jul 22, 2018 $43,100 $39,200 $37,200 $41,000 $39,200 $37,200
Jul 8, 2018 $42,100 $38,200 $36,300 $40,100 $38,200 $36,300
Jun 24, 2018 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Jun 10, 2018 $42,100 $38,200 $36,300 $40,100 $38,200 $36,300
May 27, 2018 $43,100 $39,200 $37,200 $41,000 $39,200 $37,200
May 13, 2018 $43,600 $39,600 $37,600 $41,500 $39,600 $37,600
Feb 4, 2018 $44,700 $40,600 $38,600 $42,600 $40,600 $38,600
Jan 21, 2018 $43,600 $39,600 $37,600 $41,500 $39,600 $37,600
Jan 7, 2018 $43,100 $39,200 $37,200 $41,000 $39,200 $37,200
Dec 24, 2017 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Dec 10, 2017 $43,100 $39,200 $37,200 $41,000 $39,200 $37,200
Nov 26, 2017 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Nov 12, 2017 $42,100 $38,200 $36,300 $40,100 $38,200 $36,300
Oct 15, 2017 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Oct 1, 2017 $43,600 $39,600 $37,600 $41,500 $39,600 $37,600
Sep 17, 2017 $43,100 $39,200 $37,200 $41,000 $39,200 $37,200
Aug 20, 2017 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Aug 6, 2017 $42,100 $38,200 $36,300 $40,100 $38,200 $36,300
Jul 23, 2017 $41,600 $37,800 $35,900 $39,600 $37,800 $35,900
Jul 9, 2017 $41,100 $37,300 $35,500 $39,100 $37,300 $35,500
Jun 11, 2017 $40,600 $36,900 $35,000 $38,700 $36,900 $35,000
May 28, 2017 $40,200 $36,500 $34,700 $38,200 $36,500 $34,700
May 14, 2017 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Apr 16, 2017 $38,800 $35,300 $33,500 $37,000 $35,300 $33,500
Apr 2, 2017 $39,300 $35,700 $33,900 $37,400 $35,700 $33,900
Mar 5, 2017 $38,400 $34,900 $33,100 $36,600 $34,900 $33,100
Feb 5, 2017 $38,800 $35,300 $33,500 $37,000 $35,300 $33,500
Jan 22, 2017 $38,400 $34,900 $33,100 $36,600 $34,900 $33,100
Jan 8, 2017 $38,000 $34,500 $32,800 $36,200 $34,500 $32,800
Dec 11, 2016 $38,400 $34,900 $33,100 $36,600 $34,900 $33,100
Nov 27, 2016 $38,800 $35,300 $33,500 $37,000 $35,300 $33,500
Nov 13, 2016 $40,200 $36,500 $34,700 $38,200 $36,500 $34,700
Oct 30, 2016 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Sep 18, 2016 $40,600 $36,900 $35,000 $38,700 $36,900 $35,000
Sep 4, 2016 $41,100 $37,300 $35,500 $39,100 $37,300 $35,500
Aug 21, 2016 $40,200 $36,500 $34,700 $38,200 $36,500 $34,700
Aug 7, 2016 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Jul 10, 2016 $40,200 $36,500 $34,700 $38,200 $36,500 $34,700
Jun 12, 2016 $40,600 $36,900 $35,000 $38,700 $36,900 $35,000
May 29, 2016 $41,100 $37,300 $35,500 $39,100 $37,300 $35,500
May 15, 2016 $42,100 $38,200 $36,300 $40,100 $38,200 $36,300
Apr 17, 2016 $41,100 $37,300 $35,500 $39,100 $37,300 $35,500
Apr 3, 2016 $40,600 $36,900 $35,000 $38,700 $36,900 $35,000
Mar 20, 2016 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Mar 6, 2016 $40,200 $36,500 $34,700 $38,200 $36,500 $34,700
Feb 21, 2016 $40,600 $36,900 $35,000 $38,700 $36,900 $35,000
Dec 27, 2015 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Dec 13, 2015 $38,400 $34,900 $33,100 $36,600 $34,900 $33,100
Nov 29, 2015 $38,800 $35,300 $33,500 $37,000 $35,300 $33,500
Nov 15, 2015 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Nov 1, 2015 $41,100 $37,300 $35,500 $39,100 $37,300 $35,500
Sep 20, 2015 $40,600 $36,900 $35,000 $38,700 $36,900 $35,000
Sep 6, 2015 $42,100 $38,200 $36,300 $40,100 $38,200 $36,300
Jul 26, 2015 $40,200 $36,500 $34,700 $38,200 $36,500 $34,700
Jun 28, 2015 $40,600 $36,900 $35,000 $38,700 $36,900 $35,000
Jun 14, 2015 $40,200 $36,500 $34,700 $38,200 $36,500 $34,700
May 17, 2015 $40,600 $36,900 $35,000 $38,700 $36,900 $35,000
May 3, 2015 $38,800 $35,300 $33,500 $37,000 $35,300 $33,500
Apr 19, 2015 $39,300 $35,700 $33,900 $37,400 $35,700 $33,900
Mar 22, 2015 $39,700 $36,100 $34,300 $37,800 $36,100 $34,300
Feb 8, 2015 $41,100 $37,300 $35,500 $39,100 $37,300 $35,500
Jan 25, 2015 $42,600 $38,700 $36,700 $40,500 $38,700 $36,700
Jan 11, 2015 $44,200 $40,100 $38,100 $42,100 $40,100 $38,100
Dec 28, 2014 $45,300 $41,200 $39,100 $43,100 $41,200 $39,100
Dec 14, 2014 $44,700 $40,600 $38,600 $42,600 $40,600 $38,600
Nov 16, 2014 $45,300 $41,200 $39,100 $43,100 $41,200 $39,100
Nov 2, 2014 $46,500 $42,200 $40,100 $44,300 $42,200 $40,100
Oct 19, 2014 $45,900 $41,700 $39,600 $43,700 $41,700 $39,600
Oct 5, 2014 $46,500 $42,200 $40,100 $44,300 $42,200 $40,100
Sep 21, 2014 $47,100 $42,800 $40,700 $44,900 $42,800 $40,700
Sep 7, 2014 $47,800 $43,400 $41,200 $45,500 $43,400 $41,200
Aug 10, 2014 $48,400 $44,000 $41,800 $46,100 $44,000 $41,800
Jun 15, 2014 $49,100 $44,600 $42,400 $46,700 $44,600 $42,400
Jun 1, 2014 $49,800 $45,200 $42,900 $47,400 $45,200 $42,900
May 4, 2014 $50,500 $45,900 $43,600 $48,100 $45,900 $43,600
Apr 6, 2014 $49,800 $45,200 $42,900 $47,400 $45,200 $42,900
Mar 23, 2014 $50,500 $45,900 $43,600 $48,100 $45,900 $43,600
Jan 12, 2014 $49,800 $45,200 $42,900 $47,400 $45,200 $42,900
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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 Dublin, 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/IE?type=lqa"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "iso_code": "IE",
      "location": "Dublin",
      "lqa": {
        "with_family_group_2": 41100,
        "with_family_group_3": 37300,
        "with_family_group_4": 35500,
        "without_family_group_2": 39100,
        "without_family_group_3": 37300,
        "without_family_group_4": 35500
      },
      "postcode": "10162"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://allowances.state.gov/Web920/lqa_all.asp?MenuHide=1"
}
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Dublin rate FAQ

What is the LQA rate for Dublin, Ireland?

The current DSSR Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) annual maximum for Dublin, Ireland ranges by quarters group and family status — for quarters group 2 it is $41,100 with family and $39,100 without family. All six series (groups 2–4, with and without family) are shown in the chart and table above.

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

How has the Dublin LQA changed over time?

In May 31, 2026 the quarters-group-2 with-family maximum was $42,100; it is now $41,100. 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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