Dislocation Allowance (DLA) (See DLA Table)

·         Partially reimburses an officer for the relocation expenses of a permanent change of station.  In general, it is paid once per PCS move.

·          Is not available under several conditions:

1.      From home or from place from which entered active duty (PLEAD) to first permanent duty station (PDS) unless the dependents actually move from the member's residence - to the PDS or designated place in connection with the PCS;

2.      When assigned to Government quarters, without family members for more than 60 days, at new duty station;

3.      From last PDS to home or to the PLEAD;

4.       From last PDS in one period of service to first PDS in another period of service when there was no ordered PCS between those stations;

5.      When the member does NOT relocate the household. (NOTE: Relocation of a household is not limited to household goods (HHG) shipment. A member may relocate the household and not ship HHG or move dependents);

6.      When transferred to a close proximity duty station, unless a local move of HHG has been pre-authorized; and

7.      When separating or retiring from active duty.

Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA)

·         Is paid to Servicemembers who live in private housing at their overseas duty station by the Compensation Branch, Office of Commissioned Corps Support Services, (OCCSS), Program Support Center(PSC).

OHA helps offset your housing costs, which are made up of:

·         Rent;

·         Utility and recurring maintenance expenses; and

·         Move-in housing allowance (MIHA).

1.      MIHA Miscellaneous :   Up front, lump-sum-payment covering average move-in costs.

2.      MIHA Rent:  Acquisition fees, dollar for dollar reimbursement.

3.      MIHA Security:    High crime/threat areas only as determined by the Department of State .

Direct OHA questions to Compensation Branch, OCCSS/PCS at 1-800-638-8744

Monetary Allowance in Lieu of Transportation (MALT ) (See MALT Table)

·         A rate per mile for the authorized use of a privately owned conveyance during official PCS travel. The rate is not intended to reimburse the transportation costs for driving a car; nor does it reflect the price of gasoline.

·         The member is paid $0.27 per mile, per privately owned conveyance, based upon the official distance between the old and new duty station. Officers can locate the official distance as calculated for their PCS travel in their eOPF as part of the transfer order document. The second page to the document is the Request For Personnel Action (PHS-1662). The mileage is noted on the last line of the page.

·         Family members may be authorized to travel with or without the member/sponsor.

·         Members with dependents are authorized reimbursement for travel in two cars within CONUS.

Per Diem Allowance (Plus) (See Per Diem Table)

·        Daily payment instead of reimbursement for actual expenses for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses. The per diem allowance is separate from transportation expenses and other miscellaneous expenses.

·        Paid for each PCS travel day between authorized points, up to the allowable travel time computed. Officers can locate the official number of travel days authorized in their eOPF as part of the transfer order document. The second page to the document is the Request For Personnel Action (PHS-1662). The number of days travel is noted on the last line of the page.

·        The member is paid $109 per day (effective 1 October 2007).

·        The rate for dependents will vary according to the age of any dependent children and whether or not dependents travel separately from a member on different routes or at different times.

Temporary Lodging Expense (TLE) (See TLE Table)

·        It is intended to partially pay lodging and meal expenses when a member/dependents occupy temporary lodging in CONUS due to a PCS.

·        May be reimbursed a maximum of $180 per day for up to 10 days for a PCS to a CONUS PDS. The locality per diem rate based on the PDS location is used for TLE reimbursement.

·        When member/dependent(s) stay with friends/relatives, lodging cost is not authorized but the TLE meal portion is payable.

·        Only payable for the elapsed time between permanent duty stations (PDS) when per diem is not payable.  The TLE days covered must be used in the vicinity of the old or new PDS, and/or the member?s CONUS home of record or initial technical school if the member is ordered to active duty.

·        TLE worksheet may be downloaded from this site.  This worksheet is in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and requires Adobe Reader, which is freely available from the Adobe Web Site. 

 Temporary Lodging Allowance (TLA) OCONUS

Is provided to partially reimburse a member for:

·        The more than normal expenses incurred while occupying temporary lodgings,

·        Expenses for meals obtained as a direct result of using temporary lodgings outside CONUS which does not have facilities for preparing and consuming meals, and

·        Generally effective the same date as the member’s OHA.

Duration: usually a maximum of 60 days when arriving and 10 days when departing.

Request form from Compensation Branch, OCCSS , PSC, at 1-800-638-8744

Last Updated: 21 July 2008