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Prorated Imminent Danger Pay Starts This Month
Starting this month, some troops will begin receiving less Imminent Danger Pay when a new policy takes effect that will prorate the standard $225 monthly IDP stipend.Under the new policy, troops will be paid only for the actual days they spend in the danger pay location, defense officials said Thursday. Under the previous policy, troops who spent any portion of the month in a danger pay location received danger pay for the entire month. The proration amounts to $7.50 per day. So, for example, if a service member spends only 7 days of the month in Afghanistan, he or she will have only $52.50 in Imminent Danger Pay added to their paycheck. Exceptions will be made for troops who are "exposed to a hostile fire incident", regardless of location. They will receive the full monthly amount of $225. The change was mandated by Congress as a part of the 2012 budget, and the Pentagon announced the implementation of the new rules on Thursday. H/T Gateway Pundit: Obama to seek 0.5% pay raise for federal employees President Obama plans to propose lifting the pay freeze on civilian federal workers in the budget he submits to Congress next month. An official with the Office of Management and Budget confirms a Washington Post report that the Administration will use the 2013 fiscal year budget to call for a modest 0.5 percent pay hike for civilian federal employees. For a federal worker making $50,000 a year, that would amount to a $250 pay raise. Posted by: Sherry 2012-02-06 |
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