Housing Price Inflation Adjustment Notice
Summary
The Department of Defense has published a notice announcing the housing price inflation adjustment for 2026. The rent threshold has been adjusted to $10,542.60. This adjustment is effective January 1, 2026.
What changed
The Department of Defense, through the Office of the Secretary, has issued a notice regarding the annual housing price inflation adjustment. This notice specifies that the rent threshold for housing assistance has been updated to $10,542.60. The adjustment is effective as of January 1, 2026.
This is an informational notice that updates a financial threshold. Regulated entities or individuals who utilize these housing price adjustments should be aware of the new threshold for the upcoming year. No specific compliance actions are mandated by this notice, as it serves to inform about an established adjustment mechanism.
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Notice of Publication of Housing Price Inflation Adjustment
A Notice by the Defense Department on 03/10/2026
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Department of Defense
Office of the Secretary
AGENCY:
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense.
ACTION:
Notice of housing price inflation adjustment for calendar year 2026.
SUMMARY:
The Department of War is publishing this notice to announce the 2026 Rent Threshold under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). Applying the housing price inflation adjustment, the maximum monthly rental amount calculated as of January 1, 2026, is $10,542.60.
DATES:
These housing price inflation adjustments are effective January 1, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maj. Jacqueline McDermott-Wintch, (703) 571-0106 (voice), osd.pentagon.ousd-p-r.mbx.legal-policy@mail.mil (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The SCRA, as codified at 50 United States Code (U.S.C.) 3951, prohibits a landlord from evicting a service member (or the service member's family) from a residence during a period of military service, except by court order. The law as originally passed by Congress applied to dwellings with monthly rents of $2,400 or less. The SCRA requires the Secretary of War to adjust this amount annually to reflect inflation and to publish the new amount in the Federal Register. Applying the housing price inflation adjustment for 2026, the maximum monthly rental amount for 50 U.S.C. 3951 (a)(1)(A)(2) as of January 1, 2026, is $10,542.60.
Dated: March 6, 2026.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2026-04689 Filed 3-9-26; 8:45 am]
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Published Document: 2026-04689 (91 FR 11527)
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