In the Sverdlovsk region, the number of beneficiaries who are reimbursed for housing and utility expenses has noticeably decreased.

      The number of families for whom the budget compensates part of the expenses for housing and communal services has decreased by a thousand over the year. Meanwhile, the average subsidy amount has increased by about 10%. In the first quarter of 2026, more than 600 million rubles were allocated from the budget for this purpose.

      According to information from Sverdlovskstat, during this time, 65.6 thousand families benefited from the subsidy, whereas previously there were a thousand more. These payments are available to those whose housing and communal service expenses exceed 22% of the family's total income.

      The average monthly subsidy per family amounted to 2,960.6 rubles, which is 9.6% higher than in January-March 2025. At the same time, the share of recipients is only 3.3% of the total number of families in the region, writes Ura.Ru.

      Earlier, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation proposed to adjust the country's budget.

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Ural researcher Valentin Degterev voiced a new version of the disappearance of the Usoltsov family. The family of Usoltsyevs, who disappeared without a trace in the taiga in the Krasnoyarsk region, may have been poisoned by carbon monoxide, writes "Lenta.ru". As another version, Ural researcher Valentin Degterev suggested a bear attack in an interview with aif.ru.

The Yekaterinburg actor injured his head and was hospitalized in Vietnam. Yekaterinburg actor and blogger Yevgeny Kulik has been hospitalized in Vietnam. He sustained a head injury while diving into a pool, reports the Telegram channel Baza. Kulik clarified that he dived into the pool unsuccessfully and hit his head hard, losing his memory for a few seconds.

A route for tourists from China will be launched in the Sverdlovsk region. A new route will be developed for tourists from China, which will connect the Ural and the Arctic. The Sverdlovsk and Murmansk regions have agreed on the launch of a joint project.

Up to +27 degrees: forecasters reported that residents of Sverdlovsk can expect from the weather this weekend. In the coming days, the weather in the Sverdlovsk region will remain warm but unstable, with rain and gusty winds. According to the Ural Hydrometeorological Center, cloudy weather with clearings is expected in the region on May 30.

Restrictions on the sale of alcohol are being prepared again in the center of Yekaterinburg. On Russia Day, June 12, it will once again be impossible to purchase alcohol in the center of Yekaterinburg. — From 10:00 to 15:00 on June 12, retail sales of alcoholic products by trading enterprises located within the boundaries of Vainera, Malysheva, Karl Liebknecht streets, and Lenin Avenue are not permitted, the publication "Signal Ural" quotes the text of the decree.

Fraudsters are collecting cryptocurrency in the name of a Ural politician. Fraudsters are trying to deceive residents of the Urals by using the name of former Chelyabinsk city council deputy Ilya Mitelman. Corresponding messages have started to arrive in the messengers of the politician's acquaintances.