Housing allowances vary widely based on location, but the benefit is designed to cover nearly all of a service member's rent. (Marine Corps) Note: Whether it’s health care, retirement benefits, family ...

WASHINGTON — Housing allowance rates for service members will increase by an average of 5.4% beginning Jan. 1, the Defense Department announced Friday. The increased monthly rates represent an ...

The Pentagon will boost housing allowance rates for service members by an average of 4.2% on Jan. 1, the Defense Department announced Thursday. Troops can expect to see basic allowance for housing ...

Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) paid to service members living off base in the United States will rise an average of five percent in January to keep pace with local rental costs over the past year.

Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) paid to 956,000 service members living off base in the United States will climb modestly Jan. 1, an average of only 0.7 percent or $10 a month, as an ...

Have you ever wondered what happens with your service member’s basic allowance for housing (BAH) if you aren’t living together? If you haven’t, now you are. It’s a question that we get frequently, ...

A major component of your overall military compensation is your allowance package. Allowances are tax-free and are designed to compensate servicemembers for their living costs, if adequate services or ...

Democrats in both chambers have been angling for several years to give military families more money to cover housing costs, and they are at it again — this time with some influential GOP support. Last ...

Service members will see a 4.2% bump, on average, in their monthly Basic Allowance for Housing as of Jan. 1, defense officials announced Thursday.