What troops need to know about the basic allowance for housing in 2024
Learn about the basic allowance for housing and more in Military Times' 2024 Pay and Benefits Guide.
By Karen Jowers
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Sailors eligible for extra housing money during training
A new policy attempts to alleviate the financial burden on sailors so they are not footing the bill for two homes.
By Diana Stancy
New BAH rates for 2019 rise 2.5 percent
Service members will have to use out-of-pocket cash to pay 5 percent of housing costs because the benefit will only cover 95 percent.
By Military Times staff
Still waiting for your GI Bill money? Here’s why
The average student veteran using the Post-9/11 GI Bill this fall has had to wait more than 3 weeks for their housing benefits to come through — and even then their housing stipends are probably the wrong amount.
By Natalie Gross
The Forever GI Bill will change things for student vets this school year; here’s what you need to know
Changes to the Post-9/11 GI Bill are part of a robust set of reforms to veteran education benefits that became law last August.
By Natalie Gross
Comptroller corner: PCS tips from the folks who know military money
Moving season is in full swing. Be sure you keep those receipts.
By Kevin Lilley
4,200 soldiers risk cut in housing allowance if they don’t take action now
Soldiers have until June 5 to update their paperwork to avoid losing money from their allowance.
By Karen Jowers
These reservists say the Army denied them BAH on deployment. Now they’re suing to get it back.
A lawsuit filed by eight reserve officers alleges the Army denied them housing allowances while serving in Germany, forcing repayments of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Benefits basics: Your housing allowance
Get up to speed on BAH before making your next move.
By Military Times staff
BAH breakdown: Top 10 winners and losers from 2018 rate changes
How does your housing allowance stack up?
By Kevin Lilley
New in 2018: Lawmakers gear up for military pay and benefits fights
The annual pay raise and ongoing military housing reform proposals will once again be a defense budget focus in 2018.
Next year’s BAH will increase
BAH payments will rise on average, even though troops will be expected to pay more out-of-pocket for housing costs.
By Tara Copp, AP