2025 Bah. Basic allowance for housing rates will increase by 5.4%, on average, in 2025, the defense department announced today. As of this writing, the bah rates in 2025 are just a proposal, but if approved, service members will enjoy.

Basic allowance for housing rates will increase an average of 5.4 percent when the new rates take effect on january 1, 2025. The defense department estimated that it will pay about 1 million service members a total of $29.2 billion in bah in 2025.