Moving Allowance

Reliant employees often move into new missional locations for the purpose of the gospel. Examples of this would be moving for a church plant, a role at a different church, or a new ministry being set up in a new location. Though these moving costs are no longer considered a tax-free reimbursement, Reliant supports new works and roles such as these through a taxable moving allowance. 

Full-Time 40 and 30 hour/week employees are eligible for the full moving allowance. Part Time 25 and 20 hour employees are eligible for a partial allowance. Hourly field workers are not eligible for the moving allowance.

(Please note: As you are working on the moving allowance, please also make sure you are filling out the Employment Changes and talking with your Program Team about your move.)

The goal of the allowance is not to cover all of the below expenses, but it is to help defray the cost for our employees. It is up to the field worker whether they take the entire allowance they are eligible for and how they use the allowance. Because this is a taxable allowance, we will not ask for a tracking of expenses for this allowance.

Examples of expenses that may be incurred during this time include:

• House hunting
• Transportation of household goods
• Shipment/transfer of cars
• Sale of current residence
• Rental/lease cancellation
• Temporary living
• Closing costs on destination residence
• Storage of household goods
• En route/final move expenses

Moving allowance parameters:

An employee is eligible for up to an $8,000 moving allowance ($4,000 if Part Time 25 or 20) if the employee...

• • Is moving to a missional location in a new state or moving more than 250 miles within the state
  • Is intending to live in the new location for more than one year
  • Will be working Full-Time 40 or 30, 25, or 20 hours/week in the new location at least 40 of the next 52 weeks
    
    

An employee is eligible for up to a $6,000 moving allowance ($3,000 if Part Time 25 or 20) if the employee...

• • Is moving within state to a new missional location that is within the same state and more than 50 miles away
  • Is intending to live in the new location for more than one year
  • Will be working Full-Time 40 or 30, 25 or 20 hours/week in the new location at least 40 of the next 52 weeks
    
    

An employee is NOT eligible for a moving allowance if the employee...

• • Is staying at the same missional location
  • Is moving less than 50 miles
  • Is moving for MTD purposes
  • Will not be working for Reliant in the new location at least 40 of the next 52 weeks
  • Will be exiting staff within the next 12 months
  • Is an hourly employee
  • Has a spouse that has already requested a moving allowance for the same move
  • Is an Associate employee

How to request a moving allowance:

Moving Allowance Request Form

• A Reliant employee may request a moving allowance up to 90 days before the move. 
• Request your moving allowance by renaming the form with your first and last name (Ex. First name, Last Name - Moving Allowance Request Form) and sharing it with the Program Team you affiliate with and your Reliant supervisor. 
• Note: Should you later decide not to move to the new missional location, Reliant will use payroll withholding to recover the amount of the allowance.