{"id":74173,"date":"2022-12-14T20:34:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T20:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/12\/14\/historic-boost-in-troops-housing-allowance-set-for-2023\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:12:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:12:21","slug":"historic-boost-in-troops-housing-allowance-set-for-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2022\/12\/14\/historic-boost-in-troops-housing-allowance-set-for-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic boost in troops\u2019 housing allowance set for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Housing allowances for troops are jumping by 12.1%, on average, in 2023, defense officials announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Military Times calculations, that\u2019s the largest year-over-year percentage jump in the Basic Allowance for Housing in at least 15 years. Many service members have been hit hard over the last few years<\/a> by the increased cost of housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The percentage increase in BAH varies by rank, location and whether the service member has dependents. New rates take effect Jan. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Service members stationed at Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, California, will see the biggest jump, at an average 38%, compared to Basic Allowance for Housing rates in 2022. According to information provided by DoD, an E-5 with dependents at Twentynine Palms will see an increase of $891 a month in BAH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next highest is the Miami\/Fort Lauderdale, Florida, housing area, with a 32% increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Troops can look up their new BAH amount for 2023 <\/a>by plugging in their rank and zip code in the DoD tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the 300 designated military housing areas, 291 will see increases in BAH; five will see decreases, and four will stay the same. Those with decreasing rates are Lake Charles, Louisiana (down by 10%); Holloman Air Force Base\/Alamagordo, New Mexico (down by 4%); Vance Air Force Base\/Enid, Oklahoma (down by 2%); Long Island, New York (down by 2%) and Buffalo, New York (down 1%). Troops stationed in areas where the amount of housing allowance decreases aren\u2019t penalized; they continue to receive the same amount they received in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Areas where the BAH will stay the same are San Francisco; Erie, Pennsylvania; Memphis, Tennessee; and Bismarck, North Dakota.<\/p>\n\n\n