MILITARY PAY AND ALLOWANCES SR 15-11, 11/15 (FAM-A)

Members of the Armed Forces receive many different types of pay and allowances.

Military pay: Any income received as military salary, including basic pay, special pay, bonus pay, combat pay, incentive pay, or any other pay.

Treatment: Earned Income.

Military allowances: Income or benefits received by qualifying military members and their families, such as the Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance (FSSA) or the Family Separation Allowance (family allowances), living allowances, moving allowances, travel allowances, death allowances, in-kind military benefits, or any other allowances.

Treatment: Unearned Income.

References: He-W 601.03(k), He-W 601.05(c), He-W 601.08(k), He-W 652.02, He-W 654.01, He-W 654.04, He-W 654.07, RSA 167:3-c,I, RSA 167:4, I(a), RSA 167:7, IV, RSA 167:78, VII, RSA 167:80, III, 45 CFR 233.20(a)(3)