Lower Graded Military Personnel with Families are not Suitably Housed but Should Be

Abstract

The Department of Defense's Family Housing Program seeks to assure that military personnel with dependents have suitable housing and to construct military family housing only when the community cannot provide suitable, affordable housing. Onbase housing, however, is provided to higher graded military personnel--persons who, according to DOD criteria can usually afford suitable housing in the community and is generally denied to lower graded personnel who can least afford to live in the community. GAO recommends that the Secretary of Defense grant eligibility for onbase housing to all military personnel with dependents and assign such housing on the basis of need.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 25, 1979
Accession Number
AD1176982

Entities

People

  • Elmer B. Staats

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • California
  • Civilian Population
  • Communities
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • District Of Columbia
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Family Size
  • Governments
  • Household Goods
  • Inventory
  • Local Governments
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Submarine Bases
  • Surveys
  • Transportation
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Housing Policy Studies in Military Families with Privatization and Telomerase Allowance Units, Multi-Family Housing, and Telomere Lengths.