# Allowances

- Link: https://euemployment.eu/glossary/allowances/
- Published: 2024-02-24T18:00:56+01:00
- Author: Ben

‘Allowances’ are financial payments to employees of EU institutions that are paid
on top of the ‘[basic salary](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/#Basic-salary)‘, 
depending on an employee’s personal or professional situation.

Examples of allowances** **are the[ Household allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/#Household-allowance),
[ Daily subsistence allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/#Daily-subsistence-allowance),
[ Education allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/#Education-allowance),[ Expatriation allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/#Expatriation-allowance),
[ Foreign residence allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/#Foreign-residence-allowance).