Troops to get an average housing allowance boost of over 5% in 2025

Service members will get an average increase of 5.4% in their Basic Allowance for Housing for 2025, defense officials announced Friday. The new rates take effect Jan. 1.

The average increase, which is the same percentage bump as the 2024 version, does not mean everyone will see the same amount of money hitting their accounts.

For example, an E-5 with dependents in the Copperas Cove area near Fort Cavazos, Texas, will see a 12.8% increase in BAH, a rate that equates to $180 a month more than 2024. An E-5 without dependents, meanwhile, will see a 9.8% increase, or $129 more each month than last year.