TSC Announces House Allowance Clusters For 2024. To resolve long-standing discrepancies in teacher dwelling allowance, the Teachers Service Commission TSC recently presented redesigned structure clusters for 2024.
The commission has issued a system for housing allowances that is divided into areas based on clusters.
TSC housing allowance framework divides regions into four groupings. It should be noted that the clusters are based on the geographical location of the schools, which allows teachers to get house allowances that are in line with the cost of living in their particular localities.
CLUSTER 1: TEACHERS IN NAIROBI CITY
The above cluster includes the capital city of Kenya Nairobi. It is known for its relatively high cost of living.
Teachers teaching in this cluster receive the highest house allowance,that currently range from 3,850 KES to 6,750 KES.This also depend on their grade.
CLUSTER 2: INCLUDES MOMBASA, KISUMU PARTS , NAKURU CITIES, NYERI PARTS , ELDORET, THIKA, KISII, MALINDI, AND KITALE MUNICIPALITIES:
The above cluster covers other major cities and municipalities in the country. I’m these areas , the cost of living is relatively high compared to rural areas but lower than Nairobi area.
The House allowances in this cluster range normally ranges from 4,500 KES to 10,000 KES
This also vary from one county to another.
CLUSTER 3: LEVEL COVERS OTHER FORMER MUNICIPALITIES
Under this cluster , the municipalities are those outside the major cities,in which the cost of living is more than moderate.
In these areas, the teachers receive house allowances ranging from 3,850 KES to 12,800 KES per month.
This also ranges from job group to another.
TSC Announces House Allowance Clusters For 2024
CLUSTER 4:COVERS ALL OTHER AREAS
Under this cluster, the list includes the rural and less urbanized regions.
Their TSC house allowance 2024 range from 3,850 KES to 21,508 KES per month
Important to note that with new house allowance structure , there is a substantial increase in the allowances provided to teachers in various clusters compared to the past years.
S/NO TEACHERGRADE TSC SALARY SCALE TSC CLUSTER 1 (NAIROBI CITY) TSC CLUSTER 2 TSC CLUSTER 3 (OTHER FORMER MUNICIPALITIES) TSC CLUSTER 4 (ALL OTHER AREAS)
1 B5 5 6,750 4,500 3,850 3,850
2 C1 6 10,000 7,500 5,800 5,000
3 C2 7 16,500 12,800 9,600 8,133
4 C3 8 28,000 22,000 16,500 14,055
5 C4 9 28,000 22,000 16,500 14,055
6 C5 10 35,000 25,500 18,000 16,184
7 D1 11 45,000 28,000 21,000 18,066
8 D2 12 45,000 28,000 21,000 18,066
9 D3 13 45,000 28,000 21,000 18,066
10 D4 14 45,000 28,000 21,000 18,066
11 D5 15 50,000 35,000 25,000 21,508