{"id":28181,"date":"2024-01-24T17:43:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T17:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/24\/got-relocation-expenses-gsa-may-raise-reimbursement-caps\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:06:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:06:26","slug":"got-relocation-expenses-gsa-may-raise-reimbursement-caps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2024\/01\/24\/got-relocation-expenses-gsa-may-raise-reimbursement-caps\/","title":{"rendered":"Got relocation expenses? GSA may raise reimbursement caps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the first time in more than a decade, a proposed rule by the General Services Administration would update miscellaneous expense limits for federal employees relocating for work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When employees relocate for a job in the federal government, permanently or temporarily, they\u2019re often entitled to be reimbursed for costs they incur associated with moving themselves and their families. One benefit available is GSA\u2019s \u201cMiscellaneous Expense Allowance\u201d<\/a> that covers costs like re-registering your vehicle in a new state, disconnecting utilities or even paying a clock expert to recalibrate a grandfather clock. (Yes, that\u2019s a real scenario.<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposal,<\/a> which is open for public comment until March 25, would raise the miscellaneous fund\u2019s flat rate and clarify what kinds of expenses are covered. GSA also said MEA lump sum amounts, which max out at $650 for an individual and $1300 for a family, are expected to increase for the first time since 2011 and would subsequently be determined by economic metrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMoving forward, GSA will publish [Federal Travel Regulation] bulletins to update the relocation MEA lump sum amounts, as needed, based on changes to the Consumer Price Index,\u201d the proposed rule said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t