By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
Veterans will get more housing aid but pay more, too
2016 Basic Allowance for Housing rates cover 98 percent of housing utility costs
1220MILITARY 0001
Gabe Shippy, a U.S. Army veteran, shows a portrait of himself in uniform Thursday at his Oakwood home. Shippy is one of many recently discharged military service men who receives a subsidy to help cover private housing costs. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Gabe Shippy, a 29-year-old Army veteran living in Oakwood, isn’t sure how he would make ends meet without federal housing assistance. “I think it’s essential, especially for someone coming out of the military like me,” he said. About 1 million military members will receive an increase in housing support next year at a cost of about $21 billion to the federal government.