DSSR · Living Quarters Allowance

Brough, United Kingdom Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) Rates

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
With family · Group 2
$22,300
Annual maximum
With family · Group 3
$20,300
Annual maximum
With family · Group 4
$18,300
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 2
$21,300
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 3
$18,300
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 4
$16,200
Annual maximum

Historical rate trend

Brough 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 $22,300 $20,300 $18,300 $21,300 $18,300 $16,200
Apr 19, 2026 $22,300 $20,300 $18,300 $21,300 $18,300 $16,200
Feb 25, 2024 $21,700 $19,700 $17,700 $20,700 $17,700 $15,800
Jan 29, 2023 $20,100 $18,300 $16,500 $19,200 $16,500 $14,600
Apr 10, 2022 $19,000 $17,300 $15,600 $18,200 $15,600 $13,800
Feb 17, 2019 $18,700 $17,000 $15,300 $17,900 $15,300 $13,600
Feb 4, 2018 $17,500 $15,900 $14,300 $16,700 $14,300 $12,700
Jan 10, 2016 $17,900 $16,300 $14,700 $17,100 $14,700 $13,000
Jan 11, 2015 $17,700 $16,100 $14,500 $16,900 $14,500 $12,900
Sep 7, 2014 $17,500 $15,900 $14,300 $16,700 $14,300 $12,700
Aug 24, 2014 $17,500 $15,900 $14,300 $16,700 $14,300 $12,800
Aug 10, 2014 $17,500 $15,900 $14,300 $16,700 $14,300 $12,900
Jul 13, 2014 $17,500 $15,900 $14,500 $16,700 $14,500 $13,100
Jun 29, 2014 $17,500 $15,900 $14,300 $16,700 $14,300 $12,900
Jun 1, 2014 $17,500 $15,900 $14,300 $16,700 $14,300 $12,800
May 18, 2014 $17,500 $15,900 $14,300 $16,700 $14,300 $12,900
May 4, 2014 $17,500 $15,900 $14,300 $16,700 $14,300 $12,800
Jan 12, 2014 $17,500 $15,900 $14,300 $16,700 $14,300 $12,700
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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 Brough, 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/GB?type=lqa"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "iso_code": "GB",
      "location": "Brough",
      "lqa": {
        "with_family_group_2": 22300,
        "with_family_group_3": 20300,
        "with_family_group_4": 18300,
        "without_family_group_2": 21300,
        "without_family_group_3": 18300,
        "without_family_group_4": 16200
      },
      "postcode": "12079"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://allowances.state.gov/Web920/lqa_all.asp?MenuHide=1"
}

Brough rate FAQ

What is the LQA rate for Brough, United Kingdom?

The current DSSR Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) annual maximum for Brough, United Kingdom ranges by quarters group and family status — for quarters group 2 it is $22,300 with family and $21,300 without family. All six series (groups 2–4, with and without family) are shown in the chart and table above.

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

How has the Brough LQA changed over time?

In Apr 19, 2026 the quarters-group-2 with-family maximum was $22,300; it is now $22,300. 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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