TSC Allowances Per Job Group-2024
TSC Benefits by Work Category in 2023—The TSC and teachers’ unions agreed to a CBA in 2016 that called for a little increase in basic pay and allowances for teachers.
Teachers’ housing allowances were significantly increased by the previous Salaries and Remuneration Commission, despite the fact that administrators benefited more from an increase in base pay.
In this post, I’ll go over the benefits of TSC for each job group that includes teachers and how their housing allowance varies according on where they work.
Teacher Salary and allowances at TSC
All Kenyan teachers employed by the TSC are entitled to three allowances, namely:
1. TSC Hardship Allowance
Teachers working in the following counties that have been classified as hardship zones get a hardship allowance:
- Marsabit County
- Mandera County
- West Pokot County
- Wajir County
- County of Narok
- County of Turkana
- County of Kilifi
- County of Isiolo
- County of Lamu
- County of Taita Taveta
- County of Tana River
- Bomet County
The following requirements must be fulfilled in order for a place to be named a hardship area:
- Food is either absent, unavailable, or inaccessible.
- Water, transportation, and communication networks are insufficient.
- Fundamental social services and amenities are insufficient
- Persistently severe climate events including drought, landslides, and flooding
- Unrest and a high likelihood of security threats
Teachers working in challenging areas face a multitude of challenges, including water scarcity, flooding, and unfriendly living conditions characterized by regular attacks.
![TSC Allowances per Job Group-2024](https://dailybrief.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-1-1.png)
2. TSC Commuter Allowances
Every teacher hired by TSC receives a monthly transportation payment, which is determined by their work classification.
This is the entire graphic showing the benefits teachers receive for commuting based on their work group:
S/NO | GRADE | TSC SCALE | FORMER JOB GROUP | Commuter Allowance- in Kshs. Per Month |
1 | B5 | 5 | G | 4,000 |
2 | C1 | 6 | H | 5,000 |
3 | C2 | 7 | I | 5,000 |
4 | C3 | 8 | J | 6,000 |
5 | C4 | 9 | K | 8,000 |
6 | C5 | 10 | L | 8,000 |
7 | D1 | 11 | M | 12,000 |
8 | D2 | 12 | N | 12,000 |
9 | D3 | 13 | P | 14,000 |
10 | D4 | 14 | Q | 14,000 |
11 | D5 | 15 | R | 16,000 |
3. TSC House Allowance
Teachers are entitled to a House Allowance and this depends with the nature of the region the teacher is employed in.
Teachers working in Nairobi earn more House Allowance followed by those in major cities and towns.
Here are the enhanced house allowances for teachers in different regions of Kenya:
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Due to increased rental prices in the city, teachers in Nairobi are now receiving larger housing allowances.
But take note that significant municipalities only apply to places that are part of larger towns.
The following table outlines the compensation for other former municipalities and other areas in Kenya:
![TSC Allowances per Job Group-2024](https://dailybrief.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/TSC-house-allowance-for-other-areas-min.png)
4. TSC Annual Leave Allowance
All teachers receive an annual leave stipend once a year at the start of the school year.
Ksh. 4,000 is the leave allowance for teachers in employment groups B5 and C1, and Ksh. 6,000 is given to teachers in job categories C2 to C5. However, Ksh. 10,000 is paid to professors in D1 through D5, who are primarily administrators.
The table below shows the figures of annual leave allowances earned by teachers for various job groups:
Grade | TSC Scale | Annual Leave Allowance p.a |
B5 | 5 | 4,000 |
C1 | 6 | 4,000 |
C2 | 7 | 6,000 |
C3 | 8 | 6,000 |
C4 | 9 | 6,000 |
C5 | 10 | 6,000 |
D1 | 11 | 10,000 |
D2 | 12 | 10,000 |
D3 | 13 | 10,000 |
D4 | 14 | 10,000 |
D5 | 15 | 10,000 |
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TSC Allowances Per Job Group-2024
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