Russia will extend housing benefits to radiation victims Russia has proposed extending the right to compensation for housing maintenance and major repairs to citizens affected by radiation exposure. The changes will allow certain categories of beneficiaries to receive payments regardless of how the apartment was purchased - through privatization, purchase or inheritance. The Altai Regional Legislative Assembly submitted a parallel bill to the State Duma. Who will be able to receive additional compensation, how much money will be given to the beneficiaries and when the new rules may come into force - in the Izvestia article.