Discuss all options with your installation Personal Financial Management or the Military OneSource Counselor. Be sure you carefully go over all your financial affairs with your spouse so that both of you have a clear picture of your financial situation. If you are going to be separated because of this move, be sure that your spouse has all proper information regarding family finances and information regarding the proper agencies to turn to if financial advice or assistance is required. Take a little time now it will pay big dividends later. – Section 2 Permanent Change of Station Allowances and Benefits Military Allowances and Benefits In this section are various allowances associated with most CONUS (domestic) and OCONUS (overseas) moves with a brief description of each. DO NOT ASSUME that you will receive any of these allowances as allowances change periodically. Please check with the finance office found in to determine the exact amount of your allowances. allowance for housing: is an allowance to offset the cost of housing when you do not receive government-provided housing. This allowance is only paid stateside. Your BAH depends upon your location, pay grade and whether you have dependents. Rates for BAH are set by surveying the cost of rental properties in each geographic location. The rates are established so that members in each pay grade, independent of location, pay approximately the same expenses. Overseas housing allowance: is an allowance to offset the cost of housing for service members living off base overseas. Rates are determined by rank and whether or not the military member has dependents. Rates for OHA have three components: rental ceiling, utilities/recurring maintenance allowance and move in housing allowance. Dislocation allowance: is intended to help with miscellaneous moving costs. In general, it is paid once per PCS move. The DLA is available CONUS and OCONUS and is based on your rank and dependent status. This allowance is not available when assigned to government quarters, without family members, at new duty station. It is not available when transferring to a nearby duty station, unless a local move of household goods has been pre-authorized nor is it available when separating or retiring from the military. It is not paid if the family does not move on the first move from home to the duty station.
Discuss all options with your installation Personal Financial Management or the Military OneSource Counselor. Be sure you carefully go over all your financial affairs with your spouse so that both of you have a clear picture of your financial situation. If you are going to be separated because of this move, be sure that your spouse has all proper information regarding family finances and information regarding the proper agencies to turn to if financial advice or assistance is required. Take a little time now – it will pay big dividends later. Section 2 Permanent Change of Station Allowances and Benefits Military Allowances and Benefits In this section are various allowances associated with most CONUS (domestic) and OCONUS (overseas) moves with a brief description of each. DO NOT ASSUME that you will receive any of these allowances as allowances change periodically. Please check with the finance office found in to determine the exact amount of your allowances. allowance for housing: is an allowance to offset the cost of housing when you do not receive government-provided housing. This allowance is only paid stateside. Your BAH depends upon your location, pay grade and whether you have dependents. Rates for BAH are set by surveying the cost of rental properties in each geographic location. The rates are established so that members in each pay grade, independent of location, pay approximately the same expenses. Overseas housing allowance: is an allowance to offset the cost of housing for service members living off base overseas. Rates are determined by rank and whether or not the military member has dependents. Rates for OHA have three components: rental ceiling, utilities/recurring maintenance allowance and move in housing allowance. Dislocation allowance: is intended to help with miscellaneous moving costs. In general, it is paid once per PCS move. The DLA is available CONUS and OCONUS and is based on your rank and dependent status. This allowance is not available when assigned to government quarters, without family members, at new duty station. It is not available when transferring to a nearby duty station, unless a local move of household goods has been pre-authorized nor is it available when separating or retiring from the military. It is not paid if the family does not move on the first move from home to the duty station.