Rule 7.14
Assignment grant
Definition and computation of the grant
(a) The assignment grant is intended to provide staff with a reasonable amount of cash at the beginning of an assignment for costs incurred as a result of the appointment or assignment and is based on the assumption that the main expenses of installation are incurred at the outset of an assignment.
(b) The assignment grant consists of two portions:
(i) The daily subsistence allowance portion, which shall be equivalent to:
a. Thirty days of daily subsistence allowance at the daily rate applicable under subparagraph (c) (i) below; and
b. Thirty days of daily subsistence allowance at half the daily rate in respect of each eligible family member for whom travel expenses have been paid by the United Nations under staff rule 7.2 (d) (i) a to c;
(ii) The lump-sum portion, which is calculated on the basis of the staff member’s net base salary and, where appropriate, post adjustment at the duty station of assignment, provided that the staff member is not entitled to removal costs under staff rule 7.16.
(c) (i) The Secretary-General may establish and publish special rates of daily subsistence allowance for the purposes of the assignment grant for specific categories of staff at various duty stations. Where such special rates have not been established, the daily subsistence allowance rates under staff rule 7.10 shall be used in computing the assignment grant;
(ii) Under conditions established by the Secretary-General, the limit of thirty days provided in paragraph (b) above may be extended to a maximum of ninety days. The amount of the grant during the extended period shall be up to 60 per cent of the appropriate prevailing rate.
Eligibility
(d) A staff member holding a temporary appointment who travels at United Nations expense pursuant to staff rule 7.1 (a) (i) a above shall be paid only the daily subsistence allowance portion of the assignment grant, for himself or herself only, as specified in subparagraph (b) (i) a above.
(e) A staff member holding a fixed-term or a continuing appointment who travels at United Nations expense to a duty station for an assignment of one year or more shall be paid an assignment grant in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) above.