New Basic Needs Allowance for Military Families Begins in 2023

[James48]

(This is a brand new, additional stipend for military families. It’s an allowance to bring their pay up to 130% of poverty level.)


New Basic Needs Allowance for Military Families Begins in 2023

From https://www.military.com/benefits/military-pay/basic-needs-allowance-military-families.html/amp

The military has announced a new Basic Needs Allowance for military families that will begin on Jan. 1, 2023.

What Is the Basic Needs Allowance?

The new allowance was announced by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a Sept. 22, 2022 memo. It is designed to assist military families who are struggling financially in the current economic situation.

The Basic Needs Allowance, or BNA, will only be available to military members stationed in the U.S. who have dependents and whose gross household income is below 130% of the federal poverty guidelines.


More:
https://www.military.com/benefits/military-pay/basic-needs-allowance-military-families.html/amp

[KS Toronado]

1. Appears Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin got the ball rolling on this

Shame congress didn't have to vote on this, we know repugs would never vote yea on free "entitlements"
as they would refer to it as. Then we could have used it against them come election time.