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Travel and transportation allowances & housing counseling assistance

Travel and transportation allowances & housing counseling assistance. Elements 35 & 36 Pages 179-181. 35: travel and transportation allowances. Purpose Explains storage and moving allowances for transitioning service members ( tsm ) and the difference between this move and other moves.

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Travel and transportation allowances & housing counseling assistance

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  1. Travel and transportation allowances&housing counseling assistance Elements 35 & 36 Pages 179-181

  2. 35: travel and transportation allowances Purpose Explains storage and moving allowances for transitioning service members (tsm) and the difference between this move and other moves

  3. 35: travel and transportation allowances • This is the final move for separating/retiring service members • Family centers refer members to base relocation assistance program for info on communities across America

  4. 35: travel and transportation allowances Extended housing allowance • Eligible involuntary separatee or selected early retirement board retiree • Up to 180 days after separation • Available at a rental rate • Space permitting • Contact the base housing office

  5. 35: travel and transportation allowances • Home of record: where you lived when you joined the military • Home of selection: any where in the u.s.

  6. 35: travel and transportation allowances Department of defense dependents school extensions • Subject to status of forces agreements overseas • Each child has completed 11th grade before separation date • Members who are involuntarily separated, under certain conditions (us title 10 1141) • Medically separated

  7. 35: travel and transportation allowances Shipment and storage of house hold goods • Eligible retirees and involuntarily separatees (certain conditions) • Store and ship for up to 1 full year • Shipped to any where in the u.s. • Home of record outside of u.s. • Outside the u.s. if called to active duty from there • All other separatees have 6 months

  8. 35: travel and transportation allowances Entitlements • Travel must be completed within established time frames (separatees=180 days, retirees= 1 year) • Members with less than 8 years or adverse discharges have 6 months • Members traveling by pov receive allowances plus flat rate per diem • Dla is not authorized

  9. 35: travel and transportation allowances Resources • www.militaryonesource.mil • Transportation: www.defensetravel.dod.mil • Milpersman 1320-220 • Dodi 1332.36 • “plan your move” at ffsc

  10. 36: contact info for housing counseling assistance Purpose Make tsm’s aware of housing counseling assistance available through housing and urban development (hud)

  11. 36: contact info for housing counseling assistance Military housing • Members living in gov quarters must arrange for housing staff to conduct pre-inspection and explain requirements for cleaning and vacating and provide options to accomplish this

  12. 36: contact info for housing counseling assistance Rental properties • Notify landlord asap • Housing office can assist with landlord issues, with military separation

  13. 36: contact info for housing counseling assistance 2003 service members civil relief act • Law that protects military members • Some protections extend for a time after discharge and may cover dependents • Applies to reservists and national guard (activated)

  14. 36: contact info for housing counseling assistance Termination of residential leases • Scra allows for the breaking of leases when members join the military, receive pcs orders, or orders to deploy > 90 days • Members submit written request with a copy of the orders • Termination date is 30 days after the next payment is due

  15. 36: contact info for housing counseling assistance Involuntary seperations • Authorized to use military family housing for 180 days • Space available basis

  16. 36: contact info for housing counseling assistance hud • Mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for everyone • Strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers • Provides listings of state resources for assistance on things like avoiding foreclosure, financing home improvements, etc. • Committed to resolve homelessness, especially for veterans

  17. 36: contact info for housing counseling assistance resources • https://thebalance.com/servicemembers-civil-relief-act-simplified-3332928 • Hud: https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD • Va resources: 1-877-424-3838 • https://WWW.VA.GOV/HOMELESS/HUD-VASH.ASP

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