B-197801: Dec 30, 1980

A SERVICE MEMBER'S DEBT RESULTING FROM ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS (BAQ) MAY NOT BE WAIVED SINCE HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT CONTINUED PAYMENT OF BAQ AFTER OCCUPANCY OF GOVERNMENT QUARTERS WAS IMPROPER. THE FACT THAT HE MAY HAVE RECEIVED ASSURANCE THAT HIS PAY WAS CORRECT AFTER HE QUESTIONED PERIODIC INCREASES IN HIS PAY PROVIDES NO BASIS FOR WAIVER SINCE IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE...

B-197801: Dec 30, 1980

A service member requested reconsideration of a denial of his application for a waiver of debt. The debt arose from erroneous basic allowance for quarters (BAQ) payments made to him while he was occupying Government quarters. The member contended that he did not know or suspect that he was being overpaid and that payment of the debt would have resulted in extreme financial hardship. The member mai...