Service members in 56 regions may be eligible for a temporary increase in their basic allowance for housing, DOD announced Friday in a press release, along with a list of the 56 areas affected. The communities are in 20 states experiencing pandemic-related fluctuations in the housing market.

The new rates will be in effect from October 1 until the end of the year, when calendar year 2022 allowance rates kick in.

“Service members who are receiving BAH in one of the affected 56 [military housing areas] and have verifiable housing cost increases may be eligible for the temporary BAH rate increase, subject to service-specific implementation guidelines and approval of individual applications,” DOD said.

Those eligible for the higher rates will get more information soon by email and through other internal messaging channels, the press release said.

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