Lawmakers press DOD to restore troops’ full housing stipen
By Leo Shane III
Nov 21, 11:16 AM
A bipartisan group of 60 House lawmakers is urging Defense Department officials to restore full housing allowance payments immediately in light of the increasing financial pressures on military families.
In 2015, military leaders reduced the amount of housing stipends they paid out to military families from the 100% of the Basic Allowance for Housing formula to 95%, as a cost saving measure authorized by Congress. At the time, officials said the move was needed to balance growth in compensation costs.
Military officials have temporarily raised that percentage for certain high-cost areas of the country several times over the years, including a housing allowance boost for more than 114,000 service members in October.
But despite those changes, they have maintained the 95% target as the standard for the benefit payouts.
https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/2022/11/21/lawmakers-press-dod-to-restore-troops-full-housing-stipend/
