A Hardship Allowance Is Paid

A hardship allowance is paid

A) when the expatriate is being sent to a location where basic amenities are grossly deficient by the standards of the expatriate's home country.
B) to ensure that an expatriate's children receive adequate schooling (by home-country standards) .
C) to ensure that the expatriate will enjoy the same standard of living in the foreign posting as at home.
D) to ensure that the expatriate can afford the same quality of housing in the foreign country as at home.