BAH rates to rise by an average of 6.9%
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:03 am
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BAH rates to rise by an average of 6.9%
By William H. McMichael - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Dec 15, 2008 17:27:33 EST
Service members will receive a slightly smaller average housing allowance next year than they received a year ago.
Overall, the Pentagon will spend about $17.4 billion on the Basic Allowance for Housing in 2009, about $100 million less than in 2008.
The average 6.9 percent increase represents a 0.4 percent decline from the 2008 nationwide average. The number of locations where rates went up actually expanded, but the increases generally were not as large as in 2007, said Susan Brumbaugh, director of the Pentagon’s BAH program.
The new rates, which take effect Jan. 1, were announced Monday.
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