The Department of Defense released its 2022 Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates for service members and families. BAH will increase an average 5.1 percent when the new rates take effect on Jan. 1. An estimated $25.6B will be paid to about 1M service members. The temporarily increased BAH rates, effective Oct. 1, 2021, for 56 military housing areas, will expire on Dec. 31 and replaced by the 2022 BAH rates. The 2022 BAH rates continue member cost-sharing at 5 percent of the national average housing cost by pay grade; and range from $74 to $168 monthly. A part of the BAH program is the provision of individual rate protection. No matter what happens to housing costs an individual member who maintains uninterrupted BAH eligibility will not see BAH rates decrease. For more information on BAH, including the 2022 BAH rates and 2022 BAH rate component breakdown, visit https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/bah.cfm. Service members can calculate their BAH payment by using the BAH calculator at: http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/bahCalc.cfm.
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