Advance Dislocation Allowance and Mandatory Housing Assignment

Many SPOs have requested additional guidance on the policy for advance payment of Dislocation Allowance (DLA) due to the implementation of Mandatory Assignment to CONUS Coast Guard-Owned Housing this transfer season.

Per Coast Guard Housing Manual, COMDTINST M11101.13 (series), paragraph 3.B.2, members in receipt of permanent change of station (PCS) orders must submit an Application for Assignment to Military Housing, Form CG-5267, and a copy of their PCS orders to the housing officer at their new duty station. The housing officer will verify the application and dependent information and determine the member's eligibility and bedroom requirement for housing. A Status of Housing Availability, DD Form 1747, must be completed within five days of receiving the application in order to notify members of their control date and the estimated date of assignment. The comments section of the DD Form 1747 must include one of the following statements:

1. Coast Guard owned family housing is available and assignment is mandatory;
2. Coast Guard owned family housing is not available;
3. Coast Guard UPH is available and assignment is mandatory;
4. Coast Guard UPH is not available; or
5. Released from mandatory assignment to government housing.

The housing assignment policy does not change anything about advance payment of DLA. The policy is:

• If a member with dependents will be entitled to DLA in connection with the PCS move, per the Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR), Volume 1, Chapter 5, Part G., an advance of up to 80% of the DLA amount is authorized.
• If a member without dependents is released from mandatory assignment to government housing (The supporting document for the release is the DD-1747 as completed by the housing officer at the new PDS) and will be entitled to DLA in connection with the PCS move, per the Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR), Volume 1, Chapter 5, Part G., an advance of up to 80% of the DLA amount is authorized.

The following resources are available for more information on DLA or housing policy:

• Dislocation Allowance (DLA) Frequently Asked Questions
• Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR), Volume 1. See Chapter 5, Part G for information on when a DLA is/is not payable.
• CG PSC PSD-FS Housing web page (Housing POCs, CG Housing Map, and FAQs)
• FAQ for CG Mandatory Assignment to Government Housing
• Mandatory Assignment to CONUS Coast Guard-Owned Housing (Flag Voice 384 6/21/13)
• Mandatory Assignment to OCONUS Government Controlled Housing (Flag Voice 363 11/26/12)
• Mandatory Assignment to OCONUS Government Controlled Housing (ALCOAST 016/13)