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Overseas living allowances

You won’t get paid separation allowance or field allowance while on a long-term posting overseas.

Cost of living adjustment

Cost of posting allowance

Child supplement allowance

Meal allowance for additional duty overseas

Special clothing allowance

Estimate your overseas living allowances

  1. Find the Essential links section on the left-hand side of the intranet homepage. 

  2. Select the Pay and benefits information link. 

  3. Scroll down and select the Long term overseas posting page. 

  4. Select the Financial and personal administration page from the right-hand side menu. 

  5. Scroll down until you find the Overseas living allowances section of the page. 

  6. Click the Overseas conditions of service estimation tool (XLS) link in this section to download it. 

Tax exemptions when you’re overseas

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