DSSR · Living Quarters Allowance

Algeciras, Spain Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) Rates

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

With family · Group 2

$25,000

Annual maximum

With family · Group 3

$24,000

Annual maximum

With family · Group 4

$21,600

Annual maximum

Without family · Group 2

$24,500

Annual maximum

Without family · Group 3

$23,700

Annual maximum

Without family · Group 4

$19,300

Annual maximum

Historical rate trend

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

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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 Algeciras, 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/ES?type=lqa"

Sample response

{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "iso_code": "ES",
      "location": "Algeciras",
      "lqa": {
        "with_family_group_2": 25000,
        "with_family_group_3": 24000,
        "with_family_group_4": 21600,
        "without_family_group_2": 24500,
        "without_family_group_3": 23700,
        "without_family_group_4": 19300
      },
      "postcode": "13875"
    }
  ],
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Algeciras rate FAQ

What is the LQA rate for Algeciras, Spain?

The current DSSR Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) annual maximum for Algeciras, Spain ranges by quarters group and family status — for quarters group 2 it is $25,000 with family and $24,500 without family. All six series (groups 2–4, with and without family) are shown in the chart and table above.

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

How has the Algeciras LQA changed over time?

In May 31, 2026 the quarters-group-2 with-family maximum was $25,600; it is now $25,000. 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

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