Bah 2024 Chartres. The military provides service members with either military housing or a housing allowance, referred to as basic allowance for housing, or bah. In 2025, the department of defense is asking for a 4.5% increase in the national average for basic allowance for housing (bah).

Dod has released the 2024 basic allowance for housing rates, which will increase an average of 5.4% when the new rates take effect in 2024. New rates released by rank for 2024.