I am going to a non-family duty station soon. When can I expect to receive the non-family hardship allowance?

As provided in section 5 of the Administrative Instruction on the Mobility and hardship scheme (ST/AI/2011/6), the additional non-family hardship allowance shall be payable to eligible staff members who are assigned to duty stations designated as non-family from the beginning of their assignment and for the duration of their assignment to those locations.

If there is a change in the designation of the duty station (from family to non‑family or the reverse) during the course of a staff member’s appointment to the duty station, an appropriate adjustment shall be made to the staff member’s salary to account for the amount payable or for discontinuation of the allowance, as of the effective date of the change in the duty station designation.