Updated at 10:36 a.m., Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Housing allowance to increase 7.3% for military
Advertiser Staff
The Department of Defense released the 2008 basic allowance for housing rates today and said the average housing allowance increase will be 7.3 percent, starting Jan. 1.In total, the planned increase in housing allowance funds for 2008 is about $600 million above the 2007 amount, a news release from the DOD stated.
For military members with dependents, average increases in the BAH are approximately $83 per month, according to the news release.
A typical E-4 with dependents, for example, will find his/her BAH about $63 per month higher than last year, while an E-8 with dependents will receive about $79 more than last year.
