The Basic Needs Allowance (BNA) is a monthly allowance for active duty service members with dependents who have completed initial entry training and whose gross household income (GHI) falls below 200% of federal poverty guidelines.

Air National Guard service members on state active duty are not eligible for BNA.

For more information, please visit the Basic Needs Allowance webpage maintained by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service:
https://www.dfas.mil/MilitaryMembers/payentitlements/bna/   

Financial Readiness BNA Resource Page:
https://finred.usalearning.gov/Benefits/BNA  

Department of Defense Instruction 1341.15, “Basic Needs Allowance”:
https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/134115p.PDF