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Do you get more BAH with a child?

Do you get more BAH with a child?

2. Does BAH increase with dependents? Yes. Your BAH does increase with dependents, but only the first one counts (spouse or child).

How Does BAH work with dependents?

It depends on whether or not you have legal and physical custody of your children, pay child support, and/or live in single-type government quarters. If you have legal and physical custody of your children, then you are authorized BAH at the with-dependent rate if not assigned adequate family-type government quarters.

Do you get BAH while in basic?

For basic training or technical school/AIT/A-School, you will receive the BAH amount for the location where your dependents are residing. However, if you are not married or divorced and are paying child support, you do not receive full-rate BAH while living in the barracks.

Do you get BAS while living on base?

BAS is a military pay allotment meant to cover the cost of food. Single service members with meal cards for the dining facility — typically troops who live in the barracks — do not receive BAS. Instead, the allotment is given only to troops who live off base or those who receive a “separate rations” waiver.

What is basic allowance for Housing (BAH)?

A member with permanent duty within the 50 United States, who is not furnished government housing, is eligible for Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH), based on the member’s dependency status at the permanent duty ZIP Code.

What is Bah in the military?

Military Compensation. BAH is an allowance to offset the cost of housing when you do not receive government-provided housing. Your BAH depends upon your location, pay grade and whether you have dependents. BAH rates are set by surveying the cost of rental properties in each geographic location.

What does Bah-DIF mean?

BAH-Differential (BAH-Diff) BAH-Diff is the housing allowance amount for a member who is assigned to single-type quarters and who is authorized a basic allowance for housing solely by reason of the member’s payment of child support.

Can Bah be used as a basis for the residence location?

Once the duty station is known, the BAH compensation is fixed, regardless of where the member lives. Were the member’s residence location to be used as a basis for the allowance, there is the concern that this would cause a member to choose the residence location based on BAH.