Liubetska M. State regulation of the social support of families (individuals) being under difficult living conditions

The actual task of scientific substantiation of state regulation mechanisms for social support of families (individuals) being under difficult living conditions is theoretically generalized and solved in the thesis. Their current state is analyzed and the problems of social support organization and implementation of the most vulnerable strata among the population is identified. The scientifically -practical recommendations to state authorities, local self-government and public associations are developed to ensure the improvement of quality providing social services and ensuring the proper implementation of social support of families (individuals) being under difficult living conditions. The normative and legal acts regulating the proper implementation of social support of families (individuals) being under difficult living conditions in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and the USA are studied thoroughly and characterized. Having generalized the foreign experience, and enriched it with the ideas of different concepts (strategies, programs) and practical experience of the organizations which implement the social support of families (individuals), being under difficult living conditions, we now have the grounds to propose the new ways of the development of the population social protection sphere in Ukraine. The present paper suggests the priority directions of improvement of the state regulation of social support of families (individuals) being under DLC, in particular: to reform the management system in the sphere of providing social services for social support of families (individuals) being under difficult living conditions; to improve the legislative and normative basis of organization and provision of social services for social support of families (individuals) being under difficult living conditions; to improve the activities of social service centers for families, children and youth to implement the social support of families (individuals) being under difficult living conditions. A draft Concept of social support of families (individuals) being under difficult living conditions, is elaborated. This draft Concept outlines a system of views how to ensure the quality and efficiency of providing social services for social support of families (individuals) being under difficult living conditions, which are aimed at implementing reforms in the sphere of social protection of the population of Ukraine, as defined in the Reformation Strategy of the social services system.