Bah 2024 Increase. To help offset the skyrocketing costs to rent or purchase a home, the department of defense announced a 5.4% national average rate increase for basic allowance for housing (bah). 14, and the average increase will be 5.4 percent across the board.
The pentagon announced the 2024 bah rates dec. Paying the full cost of housing would add up to $1.1 billion in dod outlays in 2024 if the full bah were restored in january.
