Russia’s bold plan relocates 83,000 from unsafe housing by 2025
Russia’s Infrastructure for Life national project is making steady progress in relocating residents from unsafe housing. By 2025, over 83,000 people have already moved out of 1.5 million square metres of dilapidated buildings. The ambitious plan aims to resettle 345,000 more by 2030.
The project was officially approved in September 2022, expanding to regions like the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Primorsky Krai, and other areas including Chelyabinsk, Amur, and Bryansk. Since 2019, Russia has already relocated 910,000 people from 15.4 million square metres of crumbling housing.
Alongside this, the country’s regional overhaul programmes have upgraded 337,000 residential buildings since 2014. These repairs have benefited 46 million residents across 2.5 million square metres of housing. The combined efforts target both immediate resettlement and long-term improvements to living conditions.
With ongoing upgrades and relocations, the programme continues to address unsafe housing across Russia. The next phase will focus on meeting the 2030 target of 345,000 additional residents moved to safer homes. Regional authorities remain involved in both resettlement and large-scale building repairs.
