TSC House Allowance For C1 Teachers Under Various Categories

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Teachers Service Commission (TSC) pays teachers under various  grades among them those in C1 monthly income as well as other additional allowances which include  house allowance.

Understanding  the house allowances amounts as part of the teacher compensation enables a teacher to plan for their finances better.

Note that teachers classified as C1 are diploma holders .

Some of the Grade C1  teachers under the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) scale include Secondary Teacher III, Lecturer III,Primary Teacher I and also Primary Teacher II

Monthly House Allowance paid to various C1 teachers

TSC pays house allowance for C1 teachers depending on the location of work.

As a result, the Commission  has categorized different working areas into clusters bringing variation in the allowance paid under each cluster.

Here’s a breakdown:

S/no teacher Grade TSC Scale Area of work House Allowance
1 C1 6 Nairobi City

Cluster 1

sh. 10,000
2 C1 6 Mombasa city  Kisumu city Nakuru Cities, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii town , Malindi and Kitale town Municipalities

Cluster 2

sh. 7,500
3 C1 6 Other Former Municipalities

Cluster 3

sh. 5,800
4 C1 6 All Other Areas

Cluster 4

sh. 5,000

The translation of the table above is as follows;

That teachers who  work in Nairobi City get a monthly house allowance of sh. 10,000.

Teacher conducting a lesson in class

Teacher conducting a lesson in class ;Image/Courtesy

Under cluster 2 areas, listed for TSC teachers in areas  including Mombasa and Kisumu, teachers get an C1  house allowance of sh. 7,500.

Under cluster 3, for the teachers in other former municipalities they get sh. 5,800.

Under cluster 4 for those covering all other areas TSC pays house allowance of  sh. 5,000 per month.

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