What are the exact steps to obtain BAH-DIFF?

2023-03-26T19:25:55-04:00

I've found the DoD FM Ch. 26 online but there doesn't seem to be an answer in it.

Response by SGM Erik Marquez made Mar 26 at 2023 7:42 PM

2023-03-26T19:42:02-04:00

Are you on Active duty? AGR? Other?

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 26 at 2023 11:59 PM

2023-03-26T23:59:13-04:00

This is from regulation. I think you are confused. I am in this boat. If your Child Support is more than BAH-DIF then you get full BAH instead of Partial BAH at the single rate. When I went to my finance with my divorce decree they saw my child support payment and left my BAH at the full rate.

"It depends on whether or not the member has legal and physical custody of any children, pays child support, and/or lives in single-type Government quarters. If a member has legal and physical custody of children, then the member is authorized BAH at the with-dependent rate if not assigned adequate family-type Government quarters. If the member’s former spouse has custody and the member is paying adequate child support (at least in an amount of the member’s BAH-DIFF rate) the member is authorized BAH at the with-dependent rate if not in Government quarters or BAH-DIFF if assigned single-type Government quarters."

https://www.travel.dod.mil/Support/ALL-FAQs/Article/2978684/bah-eligibility/#:~:text=If%20the%20member's%20former%20spouse,assigned%20single%2Dtype%20Government%20quarters.

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