The content on is produced by Three Creeks Media, its partners, affiliates and contractors, any opinions or statements on should not be attributed to the Dept. Departments of Defense or Veterans Affairs. Neither nor Three Creeks Media are associated with or endorsed by the U.S. The Department of Defense determines BAH by collecting rental housing cost data each year for approximately 300 military housing areas across the United States. Local commands help data collection offices target the neighborhoods where the most military members live. But, the allowance has since evolved to cover some situations on-base housing situations. Previously, only service members living off-base or off-post received BAH. Military members serving overseas receive a different type of housing allowance called the Overseas Housing Allowance or OHA. The Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) provides service members who are living in or permanently stationed in the United States with housing cost assistance. To see the BAH rate for your duty station, use this BAH calculator here. The out-of-pocket expense amounts incorporated in the 2022 BAH rates vary by grade and dependency status.

LocationīAH covers 95% of housing expenses while service members pay the remaining 5% out of pocket. Here are the 2022 increases for 28 military housing areas.

Actual 2023 BAH rates are a big jump from the original 4.2% BAH rate increase estimate from an early draft of the 2023 defense budget. Austin directed the DOD in September to review 2023 increase to ensure it reflects housing market fluctuations. Right now, troops are on track to receive a 12.1% BAH rate increase in 2023 according to a December 2022 DOD release. It’s unclear whether the 2022 increased rates will carry over to bolster 2023 BAH rates. » MORE: Veterans Can Buy a Home with $0 DownĭOD enacted a similar increase in October 2021, which expired that December and did not affect 2022 BAH rates.

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