But don't forget in all this, the accom. allowance is NOT an accom. allowance. It is a UTILITIES allowance which means it is intended to cover housing, DEWA, du-very-little/Etisalad et al.
With prices shooting up, I really do think people both in EK and elsewhere will pour out of Dubai as quickly as they can manage as it is, if the prices keep going up, let alone if the company reduces, or puts conditions on the allowance. Especially with Aren'twegreatapalooza 2020 on the way.
By which I mean, I reckon people would even go to Korean...