Housing allowances vary widely based on location, but the benefit is designed to cover nearly all of a service member's rent. (Marine Corps) Note: Whether it’s health care, retirement benefits, family ...

More military families could become eligible for the Pentagon’s Basic Needs Allowance under a proposal included in the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2025 budget request on Monday. The plan to grow ...

Senior enlisted leaders threw their support behind a proposal to widen military family eligibility for a basic needs allowance on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to approve the measure to help lessen food ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Military families could see a little extra money. Lawmakers have voted to increase the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH). It's one of more than 30 proposed quality-of-life improvements ...

A new basic needs allowance for low-income military families took effect Jan. 1, 2023. The payout is designed to serve as a safety net for individuals whose total family income, including the spouse’s ...

U.S. military service members anticipate increases to their pay and allowances in 2026, including a 3.8% raise in basic pay ...