DSSR · Living Quarters Allowance

Rochester, United Kingdom Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) Rates

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

With family · Group 2

$37,200

Annual maximum

With family · Group 3

$33,700

Annual maximum

With family · Group 4

$30,300

Annual maximum

Without family · Group 2

$35,300

Annual maximum

Without family · Group 3

$30,300

Annual maximum

Without family · Group 4

$26,700

Annual maximum

Historical rate trend

Rochester 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	$37,200	$33,700	$30,300	$35,300	$30,300	$26,700
Jun 14, 2026	$37,700	$34,200	$30,700	$35,800	$30,700	$27,100
May 31, 2026	$37,500	$34,100	$30,600	$35,700	$30,600	$27,000
May 17, 2026	$37,100	$33,700	$30,300	$35,300	$30,300	$26,700
May 3, 2026	$37,900	$34,400	$30,900	$36,000	$30,900	$27,300
Apr 19, 2026	$37,400	$33,900	$30,400	$35,500	$30,400	$26,900
Apr 5, 2026	$37,600	$34,100	$30,600	$35,700	$30,600	$27,000
Mar 22, 2026	$37,600	$34,100	$30,600	$35,700	$30,600	$27,100
Mar 8, 2026	$38,000	$34,500	$30,900	$36,100	$30,900	$27,300
Feb 22, 2026	$38,300	$34,700	$31,200	$36,300	$31,200	$27,500
Feb 8, 2026	$38,400	$34,900	$31,300	$36,500	$31,300	$27,700
Jan 25, 2026	$37,700	$34,200	$30,700	$35,800	$30,700	$27,100
Jan 11, 2026	$37,900	$34,400	$30,900	$36,000	$30,900	$27,300
Dec 28, 2025	$37,500	$34,000	$30,600	$35,600	$30,600	$27,000
Dec 14, 2025	$37,000	$33,600	$30,100	$35,100	$30,100	$26,600
Nov 30, 2025	$36,900	$33,500	$30,100	$35,000	$30,100	$26,500
Oct 5, 2025	$37,800	$34,300	$30,800	$35,900	$30,800	$27,200
Sep 21, 2025	$38,000	$34,500	$30,900	$36,100	$30,900	$27,300
Sep 7, 2025	$37,700	$34,200	$30,700	$35,800	$30,700	$27,100
Aug 24, 2025	$37,800	$34,300	$30,800	$35,900	$30,800	$27,200
Aug 10, 2025	$37,500	$34,100	$30,600	$35,700	$30,600	$27,000
Jul 27, 2025	$37,600	$34,100	$30,600	$35,700	$30,600	$27,100
Jul 13, 2025	$38,500	$34,900	$31,400	$36,600	$31,400	$27,700
Jun 29, 2025	$38,000	$34,400	$30,900	$36,100	$30,900	$27,300
Jun 15, 2025	$38,000	$34,500	$30,900	$36,100	$30,900	$27,300
Jun 1, 2025	$37,400	$34,000	$30,500	$35,600	$30,500	$26,900
May 18, 2025	$37,300	$33,900	$30,400	$35,500	$30,400	$26,900
May 4, 2025	$37,100	$33,600	$30,200	$35,200	$30,200	$26,700
Apr 20, 2025	$35,900	$32,600	$29,200	$34,100	$29,200	$25,800
Apr 6, 2025	$36,300	$32,900	$29,600	$34,500	$29,600	$26,100
Mar 23, 2025	$36,300	$33,000	$29,600	$34,500	$29,600	$26,100
Mar 9, 2025	$35,500	$32,200	$28,900	$33,700	$28,900	$25,500
Feb 23, 2025	$34,800	$31,600	$28,300	$33,100	$28,300	$25,000
Feb 9, 2025	$34,600	$31,400	$28,200	$32,900	$28,200	$24,900
Jan 26, 2025	$34,200	$31,000	$27,800	$32,400	$27,800	$24,600
Jan 12, 2025	$35,300	$32,000	$28,700	$33,500	$28,700	$25,400
Dec 29, 2024	$35,500	$32,200	$28,900	$33,700	$28,900	$25,500
Dec 15, 2024	$35,500	$32,200	$28,900	$33,700	$28,900	$25,600
Dec 1, 2024	$35,300	$32,000	$28,700	$33,500	$28,700	$25,400
Nov 17, 2024	$36,300	$32,900	$29,500	$34,400	$29,500	$26,100
Nov 3, 2024	$36,400	$33,000	$29,600	$34,600	$29,600	$26,200
Oct 20, 2024	$36,600	$33,200	$29,800	$34,800	$29,800	$26,300
Oct 6, 2024	$37,300	$33,800	$30,400	$35,400	$30,400	$26,800
Sep 22, 2024	$36,600	$33,200	$29,800	$34,800	$29,800	$26,300
Sep 8, 2024	$36,800	$33,400	$30,000	$35,000	$30,000	$26,500
Aug 25, 2024	$35,900	$32,600	$29,200	$34,100	$29,200	$25,800
Aug 11, 2024	$36,100	$32,700	$29,400	$34,300	$29,400	$25,900
Jul 28, 2024	$36,400	$33,000	$29,700	$34,600	$29,700	$26,200
Jul 14, 2024	$35,500	$32,200	$28,900	$33,700	$28,900	$25,600
Jun 30, 2024	$35,600	$32,300	$29,000	$33,800	$29,000	$25,600
Jun 16, 2024	$35,700	$32,400	$29,100	$33,900	$29,100	$25,700
Jun 2, 2024	$35,500	$32,200	$28,900	$33,700	$28,900	$25,600
May 19, 2024	$35,200	$31,900	$28,600	$33,400	$28,600	$25,300
May 5, 2024	$34,700	$31,500	$28,300	$32,900	$28,300	$24,900
Apr 21, 2024	$35,400	$32,200	$28,900	$33,700	$28,900	$25,500
Apr 7, 2024	$35,200	$31,900	$28,700	$33,400	$28,700	$25,300
Mar 24, 2024	$35,900	$32,600	$29,200	$34,100	$29,200	$25,800
Mar 10, 2024	$35,500	$32,200	$28,900	$33,700	$28,900	$25,500
Feb 25, 2024	$35,400	$32,100	$28,900	$33,700	$28,900	$25,500
Feb 11, 2024	$35,500	$32,200	$28,900	$33,700	$28,900	$25,500
Jan 28, 2024	$35,500	$32,200	$28,900	$33,700	$28,900	$25,600
Jan 14, 2024	$35,700	$32,400	$29,100	$33,900	$29,100	$25,700
Dec 31, 2023	$35,500	$32,200	$28,900	$33,700	$28,900	$25,600
Dec 17, 2023	$35,400	$32,100	$28,900	$33,700	$28,900	$25,500
Dec 3, 2023	$35,000	$31,700	$28,500	$33,200	$28,500	$25,200
Nov 19, 2023	$34,500	$31,300	$28,100	$32,800	$28,100	$24,800
Nov 5, 2023	$34,000	$30,900	$27,700	$32,300	$27,700	$24,500
Oct 22, 2023	$34,100	$30,900	$27,700	$32,400	$27,700	$24,500
Oct 8, 2023	$34,200	$31,000	$27,800	$32,400	$27,800	$24,600
Sep 24, 2023	$35,000	$31,700	$28,500	$33,200	$28,500	$25,200
Sep 10, 2023	$35,200	$31,900	$28,700	$33,400	$28,700	$25,300
Aug 27, 2023	$35,600	$32,300	$29,000	$33,800	$29,000	$25,600
Aug 13, 2023	$35,900	$32,600	$29,200	$34,100	$29,200	$25,800
Jul 30, 2023	$36,500	$33,100	$29,800	$34,700	$29,800	$26,300
Jul 16, 2023	$35,700	$32,400	$29,100	$33,900	$29,100	$25,700
Jul 2, 2023	$35,800	$32,500	$29,200	$34,000	$29,200	$25,700
Jun 4, 2023	$34,800	$31,500	$28,300	$33,000	$28,300	$25,000
May 21, 2023	$35,300	$32,000	$28,700	$33,500	$28,700	$25,400
May 7, 2023	$35,000	$31,800	$28,500	$33,300	$28,500	$25,200
Apr 23, 2023	$34,700	$31,500	$28,300	$33,000	$28,300	$25,000
Apr 9, 2023	$34,600	$31,400	$28,200	$32,900	$28,200	$24,900
Mar 26, 2023	$34,000	$30,800	$27,700	$32,300	$27,700	$24,400
Mar 12, 2023	$33,800	$30,700	$27,500	$32,100	$27,500	$24,300
Feb 26, 2023	$34,100	$30,900	$27,700	$32,400	$27,700	$24,500
Feb 12, 2023	$34,600	$31,400	$28,200	$32,900	$28,200	$24,900
Jan 29, 2023	$34,400	$31,200	$28,000	$32,700	$28,000	$24,800
Jan 15, 2023	$33,600	$30,500	$27,400	$31,900	$27,400	$24,200
Jan 1, 2023	$34,100	$30,900	$27,700	$32,400	$27,700	$24,500
Dec 18, 2022	$34,200	$31,100	$27,900	$32,500	$27,900	$24,600
Dec 4, 2022	$33,200	$30,200	$27,100	$31,600	$27,100	$23,900
Nov 20, 2022	$32,200	$29,200	$26,200	$30,500	$26,200	$23,100
Nov 6, 2022	$31,600	$28,600	$25,700	$30,000	$25,700	$22,700
Oct 23, 2022	$31,700	$28,800	$25,800	$30,100	$25,800	$22,800
Oct 9, 2022	$30,200	$27,400	$24,600	$28,700	$24,600	$21,700
Sep 25, 2022	$32,600	$29,600	$26,600	$31,000	$26,600	$23,500
Sep 11, 2022	$32,900	$29,800	$26,800	$31,200	$26,800	$23,700
Aug 28, 2022	$33,900	$30,700	$27,600	$32,200	$27,600	$24,400
Aug 14, 2022	$34,100	$30,900	$27,700	$32,400	$27,700	$24,500
Jul 31, 2022	$33,600	$30,500	$27,400	$31,900	$27,400	$24,200
Jul 17, 2022	$33,600	$30,500	$27,300	$31,900	$27,300	$24,100
Jul 3, 2022	$34,400	$31,200	$28,000	$32,700	$28,000	$24,800
Jun 19, 2022	$35,100	$31,800	$28,600	$33,300	$28,600	$25,200
Jun 5, 2022	$35,100	$31,900	$28,600	$33,300	$28,600	$25,300
May 22, 2022	$34,700	$31,500	$28,300	$33,000	$28,300	$25,000
May 8, 2022	$35,600	$32,300	$29,000	$33,800	$29,000	$25,600
Apr 24, 2022	$36,400	$33,100	$29,700	$34,600	$29,700	$26,200
Apr 10, 2022	$36,900	$33,500	$30,100	$35,100	$30,100	$26,500
Mar 27, 2022	$36,600	$33,200	$29,800	$34,800	$29,800	$26,300
Mar 13, 2022	$36,900	$33,500	$30,100	$35,100	$30,100	$26,600
Feb 27, 2022	$38,200	$34,600	$31,100	$36,200	$31,100	$27,400
Feb 13, 2022	$37,900	$34,400	$30,900	$36,000	$30,900	$27,200
Jan 30, 2022	$38,300	$34,800	$31,200	$36,400	$31,200	$27,600
Jan 16, 2022	$37,900	$34,400	$30,900	$36,000	$30,900	$27,300
Jan 2, 2022	$37,300	$33,800	$30,300	$35,400	$30,300	$26,800
Dec 19, 2021	$37,100	$33,600	$30,200	$35,200	$30,200	$26,700
Dec 5, 2021	$37,600	$34,100	$30,600	$35,700	$30,600	$27,100
Nov 21, 2021	$37,900	$34,400	$30,900	$36,000	$30,900	$27,300
Nov 7, 2021	$38,700	$35,100	$31,500	$36,700	$31,500	$27,800
Oct 24, 2021	$38,300	$34,700	$31,200	$36,300	$31,200	$27,500
Oct 10, 2021	$38,200	$34,600	$31,100	$36,300	$31,100	$27,500
Sep 26, 2021	$38,800	$35,200	$31,600	$36,900	$31,600	$27,900
Sep 12, 2021	$38,400	$34,900	$31,300	$36,500	$31,300	$27,700
Aug 29, 2021	$38,600	$35,000	$31,500	$36,700	$31,500	$27,800
Aug 15, 2021	$39,400	$35,800	$32,100	$37,400	$32,100	$28,400
Aug 1, 2021	$38,300	$34,800	$31,200	$36,400	$31,200	$27,600
Jul 18, 2021	$38,800	$35,200	$31,600	$36,900	$31,600	$27,900
Jul 4, 2021	$39,000	$35,400	$31,700	$37,000	$31,700	$28,000
Jun 20, 2021	$39,600	$35,900	$32,300	$37,600	$32,300	$28,500
Jun 6, 2021	$39,800	$36,100	$32,400	$37,800	$32,400	$28,600
May 23, 2021	$39,600	$35,900	$32,300	$37,600	$32,300	$28,500
May 9, 2021	$38,900	$35,300	$31,700	$36,900	$31,700	$28,000
Apr 25, 2021	$38,500	$35,000	$31,400	$36,600	$31,400	$27,700
Apr 11, 2021	$38,600	$35,000	$31,500	$36,700	$31,500	$27,800
Mar 28, 2021	$38,900	$35,300	$31,700	$36,900	$31,700	$28,000
Mar 14, 2021	$39,100	$35,500	$31,800	$37,100	$31,800	$28,100
Feb 28, 2021	$38,900	$35,300	$31,700	$36,900	$31,700	$28,000
Feb 14, 2021	$38,300	$34,800	$31,200	$36,400	$31,200	$27,600
Jan 31, 2021	$38,300	$34,700	$31,200	$36,300	$31,200	$27,500
Jan 17, 2021	$38,200	$34,600	$31,100	$36,300	$31,100	$27,500
Jan 3, 2021	$37,700	$34,200	$30,700	$35,800	$30,700	$27,100
Dec 20, 2020	$37,500	$34,000	$30,600	$35,600	$30,600	$27,000
Dec 6, 2020	$37,400	$34,000	$30,500	$35,600	$30,500	$26,900
Nov 22, 2020	$37,000	$33,600	$30,100	$35,100	$30,100	$26,600
Nov 8, 2020	$36,400	$33,000	$29,700	$34,600	$29,700	$26,200
Oct 25, 2020	$36,400	$33,100	$29,700	$34,600	$29,700	$26,200
Oct 11, 2020	$36,100	$32,700	$29,400	$34,300	$29,400	$25,900
Sep 27, 2020	$36,300	$32,900	$29,500	$34,400	$29,500	$26,100
Sep 13, 2020	$37,500	$34,000	$30,600	$35,600	$30,600	$27,000
Aug 30, 2020	$36,900	$33,500	$30,100	$35,000	$30,100	$26,500
Aug 16, 2020	$36,800	$33,400	$30,000	$35,000	$30,000	$26,500
Aug 2, 2020	$35,500	$32,200	$28,900	$33,700	$28,900	$25,600
Jul 19, 2020	$35,100	$31,800	$28,600	$33,300	$28,600	$25,200
Jul 5, 2020	$34,900	$31,700	$28,400	$33,100	$28,400	$25,100
Jun 21, 2020	$35,700	$32,400	$29,100	$33,900	$29,100	$25,700
Jun 7, 2020	$34,300	$31,200	$28,000	$32,600	$28,000	$24,700
May 24, 2020	$34,600	$31,400	$28,200	$32,900	$28,200	$24,900
May 10, 2020	$34,900	$31,700	$28,400	$33,100	$28,400	$25,100
Apr 26, 2020	$35,200	$31,900	$28,600	$33,400	$28,600	$25,300
Apr 12, 2020	$34,700	$31,500	$28,300	$33,000	$28,300	$25,000
Mar 29, 2020	$33,900	$30,700	$27,600	$32,200	$27,600	$24,400
Mar 15, 2020	$35,900	$32,600	$29,200	$34,100	$29,200	$25,800
Mar 1, 2020	$36,500	$33,100	$29,800	$34,700	$29,800	$26,300
Feb 16, 2020	$36,500	$33,100	$29,700	$34,600	$29,700	$26,200
Feb 2, 2020	$36,700	$33,300	$29,900	$34,900	$29,900	$26,400
Jan 19, 2020	$36,900	$33,500	$30,100	$35,000	$30,100	$26,500
Jan 5, 2020	$36,300	$33,000	$29,600	$34,500	$29,600	$26,100
Dec 22, 2019	$36,900	$33,500	$30,100	$35,000	$30,100	$26,500
Dec 8, 2019	$36,100	$32,700	$29,400	$34,300	$29,400	$25,900
Nov 24, 2019	$36,000	$32,600	$29,300	$34,200	$29,300	$25,900
Nov 10, 2019	$36,200	$32,800	$29,500	$34,400	$29,500	$26,000
Oct 27, 2019	$35,700	$32,400	$29,100	$33,900	$29,100	$25,700
Oct 13, 2019	$34,400	$31,200	$28,000	$32,700	$28,000	$24,800
Sep 29, 2019	$34,900	$31,700	$28,400	$33,100	$28,400	$25,100
Sep 1, 2019	$34,000	$30,800	$27,700	$32,300	$27,700	$24,400
Aug 18, 2019	$34,100	$30,900	$27,700	$32,400	$27,700	$24,500
Jul 21, 2019	$35,000	$31,700	$28,500	$33,200	$28,500	$25,200
Jun 23, 2019	$35,700	$32,400	$29,100	$33,900	$29,100	$25,700
Jun 9, 2019	$35,500	$32,200	$28,900	$33,700	$28,900	$25,600
May 26, 2019	$36,300	$32,900	$29,500	$34,400	$29,500	$26,100
May 12, 2019	$36,300	$33,000	$29,600	$34,500	$29,600	$26,100
Apr 28, 2019	$36,600	$33,200	$29,800	$34,800	$29,800	$26,300
Apr 14, 2019	$36,700	$33,300	$29,900	$34,900	$29,900	$26,400
Mar 31, 2019	$37,200	$33,700	$30,300	$35,300	$30,300	$26,700
Mar 17, 2019	$37,000	$33,600	$30,100	$35,100	$30,100	$26,600
Mar 3, 2019	$36,300	$32,900	$29,500	$34,400	$29,500	$26,100
Feb 17, 2019	$36,400	$33,100	$29,700	$34,600	$29,700	$26,200
Feb 3, 2019	$36,200	$32,900	$29,500	$34,400	$29,500	$26,000
Jan 20, 2019	$35,700	$32,400	$29,100	$33,900	$29,100	$25,700
Jan 6, 2019	$35,500	$32,200	$28,900	$33,700	$28,900	$25,600
Dec 23, 2018	$35,400	$32,100	$28,900	$33,700	$28,900	$25,500
Dec 9, 2018	$35,900	$32,600	$29,300	$34,100	$29,300	$25,900
Nov 25, 2018	$36,400	$33,100	$29,700	$34,600	$29,700	$26,200
Nov 11, 2018	$35,900	$32,600	$29,200	$34,100	$29,200	$25,800
Oct 28, 2018	$36,900	$33,500	$30,100	$35,100	$30,100	$26,600
Oct 14, 2018	$36,400	$33,100	$29,700	$34,600	$29,700	$26,200
Sep 30, 2018	$36,900	$33,500	$30,100	$35,000	$30,100	$26,500
Sep 16, 2018	$36,300	$32,900	$29,500	$34,400	$29,500	$26,100
Sep 2, 2018	$36,000	$32,600	$29,300	$34,200	$29,300	$25,900
Aug 19, 2018	$36,300	$32,900	$29,500	$34,400	$29,500	$26,100
Aug 5, 2018	$36,900	$33,500	$30,100	$35,000	$30,100	$26,500
Jul 22, 2018	$37,400	$34,000	$30,500	$35,600	$30,500	$26,900
Jul 8, 2018	$37,100	$33,600	$30,200	$35,200	$30,200	$26,700
Jun 24, 2018	$37,400	$34,000	$30,500	$35,600	$30,500	$26,900
Jun 10, 2018	$37,300	$33,800	$30,300	$35,400	$30,300	$26,800
May 27, 2018	$37,900	$34,400	$30,900	$36,000	$30,900	$27,300
May 13, 2018	$38,400	$34,900	$31,300	$36,500	$31,300	$27,700
Apr 29, 2018	$40,100	$36,400	$32,600	$38,100	$32,600	$28,800
Apr 1, 2018	$39,400	$35,800	$32,100	$37,500	$32,100	$28,400
Mar 18, 2018	$38,800	$35,200	$31,600	$36,900	$31,600	$27,900
Mar 4, 2018	$39,300	$35,600	$32,000	$37,300	$32,000	$28,200
Feb 4, 2018	$39,300	$35,700	$32,100	$37,400	$32,100	$28,300
Jan 21, 2018	$38,000	$34,500	$30,900	$36,100	$30,900	$27,300
Jan 7, 2018	$37,500	$34,100	$30,600	$35,700	$30,600	$27,000
Dec 10, 2017	$37,400	$34,000	$30,500	$35,600	$30,500	$26,900
Nov 26, 2017	$36,700	$33,300	$29,900	$34,900	$29,900	$26,400
Oct 29, 2017	$37,100	$33,600	$30,200	$35,200	$30,200	$26,700
Oct 15, 2017	$37,300	$33,900	$30,400	$35,500	$30,400	$26,900
Oct 1, 2017	$38,000	$34,500	$30,900	$36,100	$30,900	$27,300
Sep 17, 2017	$36,400	$33,100	$29,700	$34,600	$29,700	$26,200
Sep 3, 2017	$36,000	$32,600	$29,300	$34,200	$29,300	$25,900
Aug 6, 2017	$36,500	$33,100	$29,800	$34,700	$29,800	$26,300
Jul 23, 2017	$36,100	$32,700	$29,400	$34,300	$29,400	$25,900
Jul 9, 2017	$35,900	$32,600	$29,200	$34,100	$29,200	$25,800
Jun 25, 2017	$35,600	$32,300	$29,000	$33,800	$29,000	$25,600
Jun 11, 2017	$36,100	$32,700	$29,400	$34,300	$29,400	$25,900
May 28, 2017	$36,300	$32,900	$29,500	$34,400	$29,500	$26,100
May 14, 2017	$36,200	$32,800	$29,500	$34,300	$29,500	$26,000
Apr 30, 2017	$35,800	$32,500	$29,200	$34,000	$29,200	$25,700
Apr 2, 2017	$34,900	$31,700	$28,400	$33,100	$28,400	$25,100
Mar 19, 2017	$34,200	$31,100	$27,900	$32,500	$27,900	$24,600
Feb 19, 2017	$34,900	$31,700	$28,400	$33,100	$28,400	$25,100
Feb 5, 2017	$35,100	$31,800	$28,600	$33,300	$28,600	$25,200
Jan 22, 2017	$34,200	$31,000	$27,800	$32,400	$27,800	$24,600
Jan 8, 2017	$34,300	$31,200	$28,000	$32,600	$28,000	$24,700
Dec 25, 2016	$35,400	$32,100	$28,900	$33,700	$28,900	$25,500
Nov 27, 2016	$34,900	$31,700	$28,400	$33,100	$28,400	$25,100
Oct 30, 2016	$34,300	$31,200	$28,000	$32,600	$28,000	$24,700
Oct 16, 2016	$36,000	$32,600	$29,300	$34,200	$29,300	$25,900
Oct 2, 2016	$36,500	$33,100	$29,800	$34,700	$29,800	$26,300
Sep 18, 2016	$37,100	$33,700	$30,300	$35,300	$30,300	$26,700
Sep 4, 2016	$36,900	$33,500	$30,100	$35,000	$30,100	$26,500
Aug 21, 2016	$36,500	$33,100	$29,800	$34,700	$29,800	$26,300
Aug 7, 2016	$36,900	$33,500	$30,100	$35,000	$30,100	$26,500
Jul 24, 2016	$36,800	$33,400	$30,000	$35,000	$30,000	$26,500
Jul 10, 2016	$37,400	$34,000	$30,500	$35,600	$30,500	$26,900
Jun 26, 2016	$39,700	$36,000	$32,300	$37,700	$32,300	$28,600
Jun 12, 2016	$40,900	$37,100	$33,300	$38,900	$33,300	$29,400
May 29, 2016	$40,600	$36,900	$33,100	$38,600	$33,100	$29,200
May 15, 2016	$40,900	$37,100	$33,300	$38,900	$33,300	$29,400
May 1, 2016	$40,100	$36,400	$32,600	$38,100	$32,600	$28,800
Apr 17, 2016	$39,900	$36,200	$32,500	$37,900	$32,500	$28,700
Apr 3, 2016	$40,200	$36,400	$32,700	$38,200	$32,700	$28,900
Mar 20, 2016	$39,800	$36,100	$32,400	$37,800	$32,400	$28,600
Mar 6, 2016	$39,400	$35,800	$32,100	$37,500	$32,100	$28,400
Feb 21, 2016	$40,500	$36,800	$33,000	$38,500	$33,000	$29,200
Feb 7, 2016	$40,000	$36,300	$32,600	$38,000	$32,600	$28,800
Jan 24, 2016	$40,600	$36,900	$33,100	$38,600	$33,100	$29,200
Jan 10, 2016	$41,600	$37,800	$33,900	$39,500	$33,900	$29,900
Dec 27, 2015	$42,300	$38,300	$34,400	$40,100	$34,400	$30,400
Dec 13, 2015	$42,100	$38,200	$34,300	$40,000	$34,300	$30,300
Nov 29, 2015	$42,700	$38,800	$34,800	$40,600	$34,800	$30,700
Nov 15, 2015	$43,200	$39,200	$35,200	$41,000	$35,200	$31,100
Nov 1, 2015	$43,400	$39,300	$35,300	$41,200	$35,300	$31,200
Oct 18, 2015	$42,700	$38,800	$34,800	$40,600	$34,800	$30,700
Oct 4, 2015	$43,300	$39,300	$35,200	$41,100	$35,200	$31,100
Sep 20, 2015	$43,000	$39,000	$35,000	$40,800	$35,000	$30,900
Sep 6, 2015	$44,200	$40,100	$36,000	$42,000	$36,000	$31,800
Aug 23, 2015	$43,700	$39,600	$35,600	$41,500	$35,600	$31,400
Aug 9, 2015	$43,700	$39,700	$35,600	$41,500	$35,600	$31,500
Jul 26, 2015	$43,600	$39,600	$35,500	$41,400	$35,500	$31,400
Jul 12, 2015	$44,100	$40,000	$35,900	$41,900	$35,900	$31,700
Jun 28, 2015	$43,700	$39,700	$35,600	$41,500	$35,600	$31,500
Jun 14, 2015	$42,900	$38,900	$34,900	$40,800	$34,900	$30,900
May 31, 2015	$43,800	$39,800	$35,700	$41,600	$35,700	$31,500
May 17, 2015	$42,800	$38,800	$34,900	$40,700	$34,900	$30,800
May 3, 2015	$41,900	$38,000	$34,100	$39,800	$34,100	$30,100
Apr 19, 2015	$41,700	$37,900	$34,000	$39,600	$34,000	$30,000
Apr 5, 2015	$41,800	$37,900	$34,100	$39,700	$34,100	$30,100
Mar 22, 2015	$42,400	$38,500	$34,600	$40,300	$34,600	$30,500
Mar 8, 2015	$43,200	$39,200	$35,200	$41,100	$35,200	$31,100
Feb 22, 2015	$42,500	$38,600	$34,600	$40,400	$34,600	$30,600
Jan 25, 2015	$42,400	$38,500	$34,600	$40,300	$34,600	$30,500
Jan 11, 2015	$43,500	$39,400	$35,400	$41,300	$35,400	$31,300
Dec 14, 2014	$44,000	$39,900	$35,800	$41,800	$35,800	$31,600
Nov 30, 2014	$43,900	$39,800	$35,800	$41,700	$35,800	$31,600
Nov 16, 2014	$44,700	$40,600	$36,400	$42,500	$36,400	$32,200
Nov 2, 2014	$45,300	$41,100	$36,900	$43,000	$36,900	$32,600
Oct 19, 2014	$45,200	$41,000	$36,800	$42,900	$36,800	$32,500
Oct 5, 2014	$45,900	$41,700	$37,400	$43,600	$37,400	$33,000
Sep 21, 2014	$45,100	$40,900	$36,700	$42,800	$36,700	$32,400
Sep 7, 2014	$46,500	$42,200	$37,800	$44,100	$37,800	$33,400
Aug 24, 2014	$47,000	$42,600	$38,300	$44,600	$38,300	$33,800
Aug 10, 2014	$47,500	$43,100	$38,700	$45,100	$38,700	$34,100
Jul 13, 2014	$48,000	$43,600	$39,100	$45,600	$39,100	$34,500
Jun 29, 2014	$47,600	$43,100	$38,700	$45,200	$38,700	$34,200
Jun 15, 2014	$47,000	$42,600	$38,300	$44,600	$38,300	$33,800
Jun 1, 2014	$47,100	$42,700	$38,400	$44,700	$38,400	$33,900
May 18, 2014	$47,500	$43,100	$38,700	$45,100	$38,700	$34,100
May 4, 2014	$47,100	$42,700	$38,400	$44,700	$38,400	$33,900
Apr 20, 2014	$46,800	$42,500	$38,100	$44,500	$38,100	$33,700
Apr 6, 2014	$46,300	$42,000	$37,700	$44,000	$37,700	$33,300
Mar 23, 2014	$46,700	$42,400	$38,100	$44,400	$38,100	$33,600
Mar 9, 2014	$46,600	$42,300	$38,000	$44,300	$38,000	$33,500
Feb 23, 2014	$46,300	$42,000	$37,700	$44,000	$37,700	$33,300
Feb 9, 2014	$46,500	$42,200	$37,800	$44,100	$37,800	$33,400
Jan 26, 2014	$45,900	$41,700	$37,400	$43,600	$37,400	$33,000
Jan 12, 2014	$46,200	$41,900	$37,600	$43,900	$37,600	$33,200

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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 Rochester, 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": "Rochester",
      "lqa": {
        "with_family_group_2": 37200,
        "with_family_group_3": 33700,
        "with_family_group_4": 30300,
        "without_family_group_2": 35300,
        "without_family_group_3": 30300,
        "without_family_group_4": 26700
      },
      "postcode": "12485"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://allowances.state.gov/Web920/lqa_all.asp?MenuHide=1"
}

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Rochester rate FAQ

What is the LQA rate for Rochester, United Kingdom?

The current DSSR Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) annual maximum for Rochester, United Kingdom ranges by quarters group and family status — for quarters group 2 it is $37,200 with family and $35,300 without family. All six series (groups 2–4, with and without family) are shown in the chart and table above.

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

How has the Rochester LQA changed over time?

In Jun 14, 2026 the quarters-group-2 with-family maximum was $37,700; it is now $37,200. 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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