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GI Bill Information: Ask the Expert BlogHow is the Post-9/11 Housing Allowance Paid?
February 4th, 2010
by Ron Kness
by Ron Kness
When we get paid our BAH while we are in school how do we get that paid out to us? Is it in one lump sum for the semester or is it paid monthly? Also do you have any idea what it will show up as? It will not have anything to do with DFAS will it? — Dustin
Your housing allowance from your Post 9/11 GI Bill will come monthly either by check or deposited into your bank account by direct deposit. As far as what it will say on your deposit, I can’t tell you. It will come from the VA, though. You can find out how much you should get using the BAH calculator. Enter your school’s zip code in the Duty Zip Code block and select E-5 from the drop-down menu for the grade. When the results come up, your figure will be the one with dependents.
Your book stipend should come with your housing stipend or as a separate deposit. The amount will be $41.67 per credit times the number of credits you are taking for that term. Once you have hit the cap of $1,000, then it will stop for the rest of the academic year.
You can add your housing allowance and book stipend together and look for a similar amount either by check or as a deposit. Keep in mind you are not authorized the housing allowance if you are taking all online classes or if you are still on active duty.
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Great!
You would get the E-5-with-dependents-for-the-zip-code-of-your-school-calculated-by-how-many-credits-you-are-taking housing allowance. Fun, isn’t it!
Hi, I recently asked a question and now there are over 250 comments and the link to the older comments isn’t working so I can’t see if my question got answered…is there any way to fix that link? Thanks!
Is the housing allowance pro-rated for partial months or do you get the full payment?
No it goes by partial months. For example if your semester ended on December 15 and you didn’t start back to school until January 11th, your housing allowance for December would be for 15 days and for January 21 days. Also, you might recall that break or interval pay was abolished under the GI Bill 2.0 changes, so you won’t get any housing allowance between semester anymore.
Does anyone know if we have to specifically apply for this housing allowance or if it is automatically given to you under the post 911. Like do we have to fill out additional paperwork or something?? and what classifies as full time student?? I herd two online classes and one face to face but wanted to make sure..Im attending the University of Maryland University College Asia
If you are authorized the housing allowance, you will get it automatically. A full-time student classification is taking at least the number of credits your school considers to be full-time. It varies from school to school, so you may have to ask or search your school’s website to find the answer. Many school use 12 credits as their minimum full-time limit.
As far as the housing allowance it makes a difference in how much you get whether you take all your classes online or a mix of online and on campus. If you are a full-time student taking all online classes, then you would get $673.50 per month. If you add in one on campus class per semester that applies to your degree plan, you would get the full housing allowance based on the zip code of your school. But because you are attending a foreign school, you would get the foreign school housing allowance, which is something like $1,300 a month give or take a few dollars.
Ashlee – Your school must Certify your Enrollment. If you don’t ask your School Certifying Official to certify you each semester – you won’t receive any benefits under any GI Bill Program.