À.D. Sidorenko, V.A. Dogadaylo Evaluating conditions of household and apartment occupation in Russian Federation by the 2002-2010 census data

Abstract: The article lays out the results of the evaluation of household and apartment occupation in Russia, based on the size of the property and 2002-2010 census data. Currently, the housing fund development management faces a severe lack of complete information on housing security of the population and the extent of usage of the existing housing fund. This leads to the growth of governmental social housing obligations, and results in unfounded expectations of the population regarding the state’s capability for improving their housing conditions and budget government support, and, as a result, does not enable efficient use of the resources poured into housing. A differential evaluation of household and apartment occupation, based on their classification, as well as integral evaluation of housing conditions of separate buildings, building complexes and regions, may become invaluable tools for solving housing issues. Positive changes in projections and planning of the housing fund development, the efficiency of government support, in maintaining availability of housing, are largely defined by the availability of up to date and accurate information on occupation conditions of households, apartments, individual houses, which would permit the evaluation of the conditions of occupation of housing units by type, in accordance with size and living space per individual. The article singles out trends which characterize the conditions of household and apartment occupancy and demonstrates the possibilities of a matrix-based approach in evaluating the housing conditions. The author proposes several ways to improve government management of the housing fund growth and its rational use, as well as the efficiency of budget money usage in housing.

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