DSSR · Living Quarters Allowance

Chicksands, 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

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

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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 Chicksands, 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": "Chicksands",
      "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": "10973"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://allowances.state.gov/Web920/lqa_all.asp?MenuHide=1"
}

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Chicksands rate FAQ

What is the LQA rate for Chicksands, United Kingdom?

The current DSSR Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) annual maximum for Chicksands, 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 Chicksands 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 Chicksands; actual LQA reimburses real rent and utilities up to the applicable ceiling.

How has the Chicksands 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

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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