The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) pays monthly income and additional allowances, including house allowance, to teachers under various grades, including those in C1.
Understanding the house allowance amounts as part of the teacher compensation enables teachers to plan their finances better.
It’s important to note that teachers classified as C1 are diploma holders.
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Some of the Grade C1 teachers under the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) scale include Secondary Teacher III, Lecturer III, Primary Teacher I, and Primary Teacher II.
The monthly House Allowance paid to various C1 teachers varies based on their location of work.
As a result, the Commission has categorized different working areas into clusters, which brings 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 |
A teacher in class in Kenya; Image/File
The translation of the table above is as follows:
– Teachers working in Nairobi City receive a monthly house allowance of sh. 10,000.
– In cluster 2 areas, which include Mombasa and Kisumu, TSC teachers receive a C1 house allowance of sh. 7,500.
– Under cluster 3, teachers in other former municipalities receive sh. 5,800.
– For cluster 4, which covers all other areas, TSC pays a house allowance of sh. 5,000 per month.
