2010 BAH rates for military have been released. The average increase is 2.5%.
If your BAH decreased you will continue to receive the old BAH under the Individual Rate Protection
Individual rate protection prevents decreases in housing allowances, as long as the status of a service member remains unchanged. This means that service members are entitled to the BAH rates published 1 January or the amount of housing allowance they received on 31 December, whichever is larger. Rate protection continues unless the status of a service member changes due to:
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Reduction in paygrade Change in dependent status
Note that the definition of change of status does not include promotions. Also, note that BAH distinguishes between with-dependents and without-dependents, not the number of dependents.
In other words, after a service member arrives at a new duty station, rate protection applies. The service member will receive any published increase, but no decrease, in BAH. When new BAH rates take effect at the given duty station, rate protection guarantees that the service member?s typical out-of-pocket costs may be less, but never more, than upon arrival.
Click here to find your 2010 BAH.
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Our BAH increased by $6. Party time!
You probably know this already, but I’m pretty sure your BAH rate is grandfathered in at the rate it was upon your arrival to your current duty station. Therefore, you shouldn’t see a decrease in pay.
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TheHappyHousewife Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Yes, I realize we were grandfathered in, but was hoping for a raise, lol!
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that is a $50 raise for us. i will take it. we move in Febuary so looking for a house will be a little brighter
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Good thing it doesn’t decrease. Ours went down $40!
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Ours went down $137. It makes me wonder what kind of changes people will see for those who live in privatized military housing. That’s a pretty big drop for them.
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Ours is dropping too. I was hoping for that increase to cover some of our utilities!
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Ours will go up $3.00, but my husband puts on E6 in April, so it’ll go up again.
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why does the bah go down my rent sure did not go down……
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