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Since the beginning of 2025, thanks to the implementation of the "Infrastructure for Life" national project, more than 3 million Russian families have been able to improve their housing conditions. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.

"At a meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects, the President noted that the key areas of our joint efforts are related to increasing the birth rate and supporting families with children. High-quality housing is also the foundation for improving people's well-being and strengthening families. The national project 'Infrastructure for Life,' which launched in early 2025, aims to create a comfortable environment and a new quality of infrastructure, with modern housing at its core. We are working across the board: increasing construction volumes, relocating people from dilapidated housing, and implementing infrastructure development projects. This work is bearing fruit: since the beginning of 2025, more than 3 million families have improved their housing conditions. This is a significant achievement, but we still have much work ahead, and we cannot slow down the momentum we have achieved," said Marat Khusnullin.

The Deputy Prime Minister noted that, despite the challenges, the construction industry is demonstrating strong momentum. The total volume of housing commissioned over the past 10 months amounts to 83.6 million square meters. This work makes a practical contribution to achieving the strategic goal of increasing the average housing supply to 33 square meters per person by 2030.

"The industry has built a foundation for future periods. Currently, the volume of housing under construction in the country stands at over 120 million square meters, with permits in place for 173.2 million square meters. Urban development potential, including current construction permits, exceeds 474 million square meters. Nonresidential real estate commissioning has increased by 12% compared to the same period last year, reaching 29.4 million square meters," said Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities Nikita Stasishin.

Mortgages remain the primary means of improving housing conditions. Currently, over 80% of loans are issued under state-supported programs, such as family, Far Eastern and Arctic, rural, IT, and subsidized mortgages in the reunified regions. Since their inception, more than 3.8 million families have been able to purchase new housing. This year, approximately 430,000 citizens have improved their housing conditions with the help of such loans. Support is also available for families with many children. Since 2019, more than 830,000 such families have received payments of 450,000 rubles toward mortgage repayments.

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The government has decided to extend pilot projects to transition to digital utility bills and electronic document management for gas equipment maintenance until the end of 2026. The corresponding decrees have been signed. These projects have been implemented in the Moscow region since last year and have already proven their effectiveness.

The "Single Payment Document" project has enabled residents of the Moscow Region to eliminate the need for paper utility bills. Citizens can receive single payment documents through their personal accounts on the regional government services portal. To date, over 53,000 residents of the Moscow Region have used this option, and the extension of the project will gradually increase the proportion of citizens using digital payment documents.

Residents who prefer to receive documents in a traditional format can continue to use paper receipts. The transition to digital services is voluntary, preserving the ability to choose the most convenient method of interacting with government and commercial organizations.

The region is also implementing a project to introduce electronic document management between citizens and the gas distribution company. Specifically, the regional portal already offers six services through which people can sign contracts for gas equipment maintenance, order meter verification, equipment repair or replacement, and other services. Furthermore, citizens no longer need to provide any documents to sign such contracts (previously, at least seven were required), and the time required to complete them has been reduced by an average of 20 minutes. Currently, approximately 50% of all service requests are processed electronically. At the request of residents, two more services are planned to be added to the pilot program: gas equipment disconnection and gas meter installation or replacement, as well as the ability to sign completion certificates with a simple electronic signature.

"The Moscow Region's pilot projects have proven their effectiveness. First and foremost, they eliminate duplication of data and paper documents, and also make services more flexible and user-friendly. With further development, these approaches can be scaled up nationwide. In fact, this is why the decision was made to extend them until 2026," said Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko.

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Order No. 3571-r of December 2, 2025

By the end of 2025, 2 billion rubles will be allocated for the construction of the world-class "Arctic Star" student cluster in Arkhangelsk. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed the corresponding order.

The funds will be allocated to the Arkhangelsk Region budget in the form of an interbudget transfer on a co-financing basis.

According to the project, the total area of the campus buildings will be over 125,000 square meters. The campus will consist of several multi-story research and educational blocks, including classrooms, laboratories, and other spaces for applied research. It will be able to accommodate approximately 300 students at a time.

The campus will also include a conference center, a fitness and wellness complex, two hotel buildings, a clinic, a coworking area, and other public spaces. Completion is scheduled for 2028.

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From Mikhail Mishustin's opening remarks at a meeting with deputy prime ministers, December 8, 2025

Commenting on the decision at a meeting with deputy prime ministers on December 8, Mikhail Mishustin noted that the Arctic Star campus will focus on key areas of life and activity in the Russian Arctic zone, including shipbuilding, the development of shipping along the Northern Sea Route, and the development of natural resources.

"It's important to note that the activities of such sites are closely linked to the industry focus of the region where they are located, based on the needs of its businesses. This issue was discussed in detail during the presentation of the inter-university campus in the Omsk Region, which we visited," the Prime Minister emphasized.

According to Mikhail Mishustin, the program to create a world-class campus network in Russia was launched four years ago at the President's initiative. To date, 29 campuses have been commissioned, and four more will be launched by the end of the year.

The work is being carried out within the framework of the federal project "Creating a Network of Modern Campuses," which is part of the national project "Youth and Children."

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Order No. 3568-r of December 2, 2025

By the end of 2025, 382.3 million rubles will be allocated for the comprehensive development of the Novorossiysk transport hub. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed the corresponding order.

Budgetary investments allocated from the Government's reserve fund will, in particular, allow for the accelerated construction of the B receiving and dispatching railway yard at Novorossiysk station, the continuation of the reconstruction of the section between the Kirillovsky checkpoint and Park B, and the completion of the reconstruction of the Gaiduk traction substation.

In addition, using the allocated funds, the reconstruction of the first main track will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2025.

In September 2025, the Novorossiysk Transport Hub development project was included in the comprehensive state program "Construction," which made it possible to attract federal budget funds for its implementation.

In total, approximately 50 km of new railway track is planned for construction. This will eliminate bottlenecks in the approaches to seaports in southern Russia, which in turn will improve the speed of cargo delivery.

As Mikhail Mishustin reported at a meeting with deputy prime ministers on December 8, nearly 70 billion rubles have been allocated for such purposes by 2030.

"We will continue to develop new logistics routes and increase highway capacity to ensure reliable product deliveries and enable people to travel quickly and easily across the country," the Prime Minister emphasized.

The work is being carried out within the framework of the federal project "Development of the core railway network", which is part of the new national project "Efficient transport system".

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