2024 Bah Rate Increase.  — in 2025, the department of defense is asking for a 4.5% increase in the national average for basic allowance for housing (bah).  — the military’s housing stipend, known as the “basic allowance for housing,” increased by an average of 5.4% per person in january 2024.

 — the 2024 basic allowance for housing, or bah, average rates for military service members will increase by 5.4%. If you were enlisted last year, this.