Surgut District will receive more than 76 million rubles in additional funding to relocate residents from homes where phenol and formaldehyde concentrations exceed permissible limits. The Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug government decided to reallocate the funds; the funding is expected to make it possible to relocate around 10 families. With the additional allocation, the district’s total funding for the program in 2026 will amount to about 764 million rubles.
Where the Additional Funding Will Go
The funds became available in Nefteyugansk District and were reallocated to the relocation of housing contaminated with phenol. As a result, more than 76 million rubles will go to Surgut District, where the money is expected to speed up the relocation of families from homes with phenol or formaldehyde levels above the maximum permissible concentration.
The decision was made at a meeting of the okrug government chaired by Governor Ruslan Kukharuk. The rationale for the reallocation is to concentrate budget funds where they are most needed to address relocation. For residents, the practical benefit is not a change in standards, but the prospect of receiving new housing sooner.
Expected Outcome: Around 10 Families
The Surgut District administration says the additional funding is intended to help relocate around 10 families during the current financial year. This is a target for using the new allocation, not the total number of residents covered by the program in the district. Relocation is intended for people living in homes where phenol or formaldehyde levels exceed permissible limits.
For each family, the key outcome will be moving from such housing into a new home. The stated target shows how the municipality plans to turn the budget increase into a tangible result: the funds are for relocating residents from chemically contaminated homes, not for general improvements.
District Funding in 2026
After the additional funds are received, total funding for the phenol-related housing relocation program in Surgut District for 2026 is expected to reach about 764 million rubles. The additional 76 million rubles is part of that amount, allocated through the reallocation of budget funds within the okrug.
These sums are specifically for relocating residents from housing where phenol or formaldehyde concentrations exceed permissible limits. The additional funding increases the district’s resources for the current financial year and, according to the stated goal, is expected to accelerate relocations. The number of families who ultimately move during the year will depend on how the program is implemented.
The Program Has Been Running in Yugra Since 2022
The program to relocate residents from housing with phenol or formaldehyde concentrations above permissible limits has been operating in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug since 2022. From 2022 through 2025, 610 families were relocated from phenol-contaminated homes, with total funding of 3.6 billion rubles.
The program covers Nyagan, Pyt-Yakh, Surgut and Yugorsk, as well as Nefteyugansk, Oktyabrsky, Sovetsky and Surgut districts. The additional funding for Surgut District continues this work: it increases the resources allocated to one municipality and is intended to support the relocation of around 10 families.
Key takeaway: More than 76 million rubles will be added to funding for relocating residents from phenol-contaminated homes in Surgut District, bringing the 2026 total to about 764 million rubles.
Sources
- sovetskiyugra.bezformata.com — “Relocation from phenol-contaminated homes to accelerate in Yugra”
- vestniksr.ru — “Surgut District to allocate 350 million rubles for”
- tass.ru — “1.3 billion rubles to be allocated in Surgut District for”
- sytomino.ru — “Surgut District to receive an additional 261.2 million”
- vk.ru — “More than 75 million rubles to go toward relocation”