Over 12,000 CAF Members Will Lose Canadian Military Housing Benefit Under New Policy: Federal Figures

Over 12,000 CAF Members Will Lose Canadian Military Housing Benefit Under New Policy: Federal Figures
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces march in a parade in Calgary, Alta., in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
Peter Wilson
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Over 12,700 members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will lose a military housing benefit they previously received once a modified version of the policy comes into force in July, according to recent federal figures.

The Department of National Defence (DND) said in an Inquiry of Ministry tabled in the House of Commons on May 15 that new policies coming into force through the Canadian Forces Housing Differential (CFHD)—which the CAF announced in March—will see a number of military members have their previous housing allowance reduced to zero.