BAH rates are based on the soldier's duty station, pay grade and BAH status. If the soldier is recently married divorced or has recently acquired a dependent, submit a copy of the marriage certificate, divorce decree or birth certificate. If a soldier is trying to claim BAH entitlements prior to 1997, a copy of the mortgage or lease agreement is required. The 3 x 5 card issued by the Housing Office is NOT a statement of non-availability for quarters and is not required by Finance with the BAH packet. The statement of non-availability comes from the Ft.
All soldiers receive some type of allowance for housing.
Whether it be Partial BAH when a single soldier lives in the barracks, or QTRS when a soldier is living in family style government provided quarters, or whether living off-post and receiving Basic Allowance for Housing. To determine the appropriate type of BAH for a particular situation go to our BAH Determination page. Partial BAH is normally started during in-processing. While BAQ and VHA are combined into BAH the same form continues to be used to initiated changes. Only used when moving out of family style government quarters.