STATE SOCIAL STANDARDS AND GUARANTEES AS A BASIS FOR EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE POPULATION IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The extremely difficult socio-economic situation in Ukraine in recent years has highlighted the imperfection of the government's social function, which did not increase poverty by increasing employment and income, ensuring equal access to social and economic resources in different regions of the country. The country found itself in a difficult situation and suffered losses to stabilize the situation. When comparing the living standards of the population in Ukraine and other countries, the question arises about the quality of state social standards and guarantees and the level of effectiveness of social policy. The introduction and use of new social standards and guarantees is an objective need, which is aimed at approaching the European level and is caused by changes in the social sphere of the state. Reforming the local social protection system is part of the decentralization of state power and the reform of local self-government. Social reform in the context of decentralization of power should ensure a new level of accessibility of social services for citizens, improving the quality of their provision. The article clarifies the role and reveals the essence of state social standards and state social guarantees in Ukraine. The introduction and use of new social standards and guarantees for vulnerable groups has been established. The problems of social protection in the period of reforming the social policy of the state are determined. An assessment of the impact of management measures in ensuring social standards is given. The significance of the basic state social standard, which is the subsistence level on the basis of which state social guarantees and standards are determined, has been clarified. Data on the amount of social benefits provided in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine on state social assistance are presented and studied. The expediency of introducing social programs to increase social benefits for vulnerable groups is justified. Ways to improve state social standards for their effectiveness are proposed.