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News/Updates to State’s Allowances and Differential Rates
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Updates to State’s Allowances and Differential Rates

The State Department has issued updates to its allowances and differentials. A few highlights:

  • Cairo’s Danger Pay has been eliminated, but post differential has been increased given continued political violence and terrorism threats.
  • Danger Pay has been increased for “other” locations in Cameroon, DRC, Kenya and Nigeria.
  • Living Quarters Allowances (LQA) and Education “At Post” have been adjusted to reflect currency exchange rate changes.

State is also using gender-neutral pronoun

Review the changes here and here

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