Bipartisan Group of House Members Wants DOD to Extend BAH Boost

December 3, 2021
Congress/DoD | Military Families | On Base

A group of 20 House members wants the Pentagon to extend a temporary increase in the basic housing allowance for some service members. The hike is set to expire at the end of the year.

“The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has left the rental market with shortages and rising costs,” lawmakers wrote Thursday in a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, which Rep. Deborah Ross (D-N.C.) posted on Twitter. “This challenge, combined with the rising cost of housing and utilities across the United States, has led service members and their families to experience higher-than-normal financial strain, threatening their livelihoods and housing security.”

The lawmakers want DOD to extend the BAH increase through June.

Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erin Tansey

December 3, 2021
Congress/DoD | Military Families | On Base

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