On October 1, 2016, Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated August 29, 2016 No. 322 “On the provision of non-cash housing subsidies” came into full force, in accordance with which work began on the calculation and accrual of non-cash housing subsidies to those categories of citizens whose costs for payment housing and communal services exceed 20% of the total income of a family (or individual citizen) in the city and 15% in rural areas.