The federal government has spent almost $65,000 waging a legal fight over home-equity assistance for a military member who lost $88,000 on the sale of his house when he moved for work.

The Treasury Board Secretariat provided the figures at the request of the NDP, which asked how much Ottawa has paid out in legal fees in the case involving Maj. Marcus Brauer.

The secretariat has so far paid $58,646.26, which includes $25,376 for Brauer's legal fees and disbursements, and $33,270 for the federal government's legal fees.

It also spent almost $6,000 for a third party review of the housing market in Alberta that's at the centre of the dispute, making the total expenditure $64,644.

Brauer went to court to seek compensation for the $88,000 he lost on the sale of his home after he was posted to another base in 2010 and the military refused to pay his full losses.

The Federal Court in Halifax ruled last May that the Treasury Board Secretariat should review its decision to grant him only $15,000 in compensation.

The board has not released the results of the review.