Yes, but not in the way you're hoping. That BAH bump comes only once, when the service member gets married or, if they don't marry, when they have more than 50% custody of their first child.

For example, the BAH for an E-5 with dependents at Camp Pendleton, Calif., will decrease by $3 a month, to $2,589 in January, according to the BAH calculator.

A military member cannot get BAH with dependents unless they have a dependent. Another military member cannot be considered a dependent since they are entitled to their own benefits.

In September 2016, out of 315,000 soldiers drawing BAH at the “with-dependents” rate, about 140,000, or 45 percent, were missing documents in their files. As of May 21, all but about 4,200 ...

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. -- Soldiers who receive a basic allowance for housing and have dependents are reminded to keep their records up to date to prevent any disruptions in their BAH ...

BAH for a typical enlisted member, in pay grade E- 6 with dependents, will increase by an average of about $35 a month. BAH for a typical officer, […] Sign in or Subscribe See Offers ...

Soldiers also will need to have their BAH re-certified immediately after a life event, including marriage, divorce, birth or adoption of a child, and death of a dependent, according to the memo.

The following is the March 6, 2024, Congressional Budget Office report: How the Military’s Basic Allowance for Housing Compares With Civilian Housing Costs. From the report The U.S. military has ...

BAH rates are calculated for each paygrade, both with and without dependents. Consistent with the authority given by Congress in 2016, the BAH is no longer designed to cover 100 percent of the ...