2010 BAH rates for military have been released. The average increase is 2.5%.
If your BAH decreased you will continue to receive the old BAH under the Individual Rate Protection
Individual rate protection prevents decreases in housing allowances, as long as the status of a service member remains unchanged. This means that service members are entitled to the BAH rates published 1 January or the amount of housing allowance they received on 31 December, whichever is larger. Rate protection continues unless the status of a service member changes due to:
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Reduction in paygrade Change in dependent status
Note that the definition of change of status does not include promotions. Also, note that BAH distinguishes between with-dependents and without-dependents, not the number of dependents.
In other words, after a service member arrives at a new duty station, rate protection applies. The service member will receive any published increase, but no decrease, in BAH. When new BAH rates take effect at the given duty station, rate protection guarantees that the service member?s typical out-of-pocket costs may be less, but never more, than upon arrival.
Click here to find your 2010 BAH.
