Financial Assistance

The Personal Financial Management (PFM) Program is a core service provided by Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) to promote financial readiness and overall mission readiness for service members and their families. This program empowers our military and families with knowledge, tools, and strategies to achieve financial independence; helps families understand and manage their finances, both in the short term and long term; and promotes responsible financial behavior to prevent financial crisis.

Trainings and one-on-one services include, but are not limited to, topics such as budgeting, debt reduction, retirement planning, car buying, home buying, credit management, savings and investing, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), and emergency financial planning.

Please contact NAS Kingsville FFSC by calling 361-516-6333 for more information.

Temporary Lodging Expense

In the Navy, Temporary Lodging Expense, or TLE, is an allowance that helps offset the cost of meals and lodging when you or your dependents stay in temporary housing during a permanent change of station move within the Continental United States. You can use TLE for 10 calendar days, and it can be split in any combination between your old and new duty stations. TLE is not an automatic flat-rate payout; it reimburses your actual expenses up to a daily locality cap based on your location and family size. You are encouraged to use on-base Navy lodging (e.g., Navy Gateway Inns & Suites). If none is available, you should request a Certificate of Non-Availability before staying off-base. The Navy mandates the use of your Government Travel Charge Card for all PCS-related expenses, including TLE lodging.

Temporary Lodging Allowance

Temporary Lodging Allowance, or TLA, is intended to partially pay a service member for higher than normal expenses incurred by a member or dependent while occupying temporary lodging OCONUS. TLA is available when it is necessary for a service member or dependent to occupy temporary lodging upon arrival at or immediately before leaving a permanent duty station OCONUS. Personal inconvenience to a service member or dependent is never a determining factor for the authorization of TLA. TLA is not intended, and must not be used, for the personal enrichment of a service member, including authorization or approval of TLA Special. Upon initial arrival at an OCONUS PDS, the TLA period begins on the same date that COLA eligibility begins. An advance may be paid for the number of authorized TLA days, after authority is provided, based on the appropriate directive issued as specified in the OCONUS TLA Authority’s guidance.

Please contact our NAS Kingsville Admin by calling 361-516-6130 for additional information.

Cost of Living as of June 2026

The average cost of living in Kingsville is $1,883 per month, which is in the top 27% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 2,505th out of 9,294 in our global list, 1,822nd out of 2,202 in the United States, and 110th out of 130 in Texas.

The median after-tax salary is $3,875, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months. Kingsville is ranked 5,503rd (TOP 59%) in the list of best places to live in the world, the 2,055th best city to live in the United States, and the 112th most livable city in Texas. With an estimated population of 25,400, Kingsville is the 1,759th largest city in the United States. Up-to-date information can be found at: https://livingcost.org/cost/united-states/tx/kingsville.

Minimum Car Insurance Coverage Requirements

As of June 2026, Texas law requires you to have at least $30,000 of coverage for injuries per person, up to a total of $60,000 per accident, and $25,000 of coverage for property damage. This is called 30/60/25 coverage. Please visit https://www.tdi.texas.gov/pubs/consumer/cb020.html for up-to-date coverage requirements and additional information.