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2006 Changes to BAH
Question
What were the changes to BAH-Diff in 2006?
Answer
The entitlement of BAH Difference (BAH-DIFF) was changed in 2006. Members not residing in government quarters who were receiving BAH-DIFF due to payment of child support, had their BAH entitlement changed to BAH at the "with dependents" rate. This change caused some members pay to go up or down.
Pay accounts reflected the BAH-DIFF entitlement closed effective December 31, 2005 and the BAH change effective January 1, 2006.
With these new changes there is an exception: members assigned to single type quarters will still be paid BAH-DIFF.