Regional and social specifics of the housing provision of Russian households

The article deals with the problems of housing provision of Russian households. It shows regional differences, indicates negative trends in the structure of housing construction and in the dynamics of reduction of the hazardous, slum and lacking amenities housing. It examines the differentiation of housing provision by income and socio-demographic groups of the population, substantiates the need for social housing construction and for significant raising of the Russian households incomes. The main results were obtained on the basis of Rosstat data and findings of sociological surveys.