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Special Benefit Allowances Rates: 2004
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Rate Table
Benefit | Rate | Date Rate Changed | Public Law |
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Automobile Allowance | $11,000 once | 12-16-2003 | PL 108-183 |
Clothing Allowance | $616 per year | 12-01-2004* | PL 108-363 |
Medal of Honor Pension | $1,027 per month | 12-01-2004 | 2.7% COLA |
* The clothing allowance increase, while effective the date of the law, is not payable until the following August 1st. (Example: PL 97-306 effective October 1, 1982, increased the clothing allowance to $327.00. This rate was payable August 1, 1983.)