OREANDA-NEWS By the end of 2023, about 132 thousand families used rural mortgages, which, against the background of an increase in the key rate, makes it possible to purchase housing in rural areas. This was announced in an interview with TASS in the studio at the Coordination Center of the government at the international exhibition and forum "Russia" by the first Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Oksana Lut.

"Our main tool is a rural mortgage. According to the preliminary results of 2023, about 132 thousand families were able to use it, the support measure continues," Lut said.

"And now, taking into account the growth of the key rate, this measure takes on special importance, since it leaves affordable housing in rural areas," she added.

In August, the ministry reported that authorized Russian banks were temporarily suspending the issuance of rural mortgages due to an increase in the Central Bank's key rate. At the end of September, the ministry's press service reported that the approval by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation of applications for the Rural Mortgage program was resumed and is being carried out normally.