2025 Bah Increase. An estimated $29.2 billion will be paid to approximately one million. Bah is a monthly allowance paid to service members to help cover their housing costs.
On december 13, the department of defense is approved 5.4% increase in the national average for the 2025 basic allowance for housing (bah). The defense department estimated that it will pay about 1 million service members a total of $29.2 billion in bah in 2025.