Overview
- A government decree sets a 450,000‑ruble one‑time payment for contracts signed from October 28 through December 31, signed on October 24 by Vice Governor Mikhail Orlov.
- The region ended payments to citizen recruiters on October 28 despite the program being slated to run through year‑end.
- Recruiter rewards began in December 2024 at 10,000 rubles per recruit and were later raised to 50,000 and then 150,000 rubles.
- One‑time regional payments shifted repeatedly in 2025: 700,000 rubles from February 1 to August 24, then 2.2 million from August 25 before the latest cut.
- Federal and local benefits remain available, including debt write‑offs up to 10 million rubles and transport tax exemptions, as other regions also reduce their sign‑up bonuses, with Orenburg now at 400,000 rubles.