Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) paid to service members living off base in stateside areas will climb an average of 7.3 percent next month to keep pace with local rental costs.

The Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) is based on geographic duty location, pay grade, and dependency status. The intent of BAH is to provide uniformed service members accurate and equitable housing compensation based on housing costs in local civilian housing markets, and is payable when government quarters are not provided.

2008 BAH Update:

Service members will receive an average 7.3 percent boost in their basic allowance for housing compensation benefit in 2008. The planned BAH average increase, starting Jan. 1, 2008, is more than double the 2007 rate increase.

In our area MILITARY HOUSING AREA:
VA297 - HAMPTON/NEWPORT NEWS, VA which includes Williamsburg, James City County and York County Yorktown, Dare Grafton and Poquoson an E-7 with dependents BAH goes from $1392 monthly in 2007 to $1564 monthly in 2007

an O-7 with dependents goes from $1862 monthly in 2007 to $2173 monthly in 2008

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