EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF MECHANISMS OF SOCIAL SUPPORT OF CITIZENS BY POLTAVA REGIONAL COUNCIL

Abstract

Social policy is a defining element of the domestic policy of the state – it is a component of general policy, embodied in social programs and various measures of socio-economic development. Poltava Regional Council is a representative body of local self-government, which represents the common interests of territorial communities of villages, settlements, cities, united territorial communities of Poltava region within its powers. The state of the material base of health care institutions and institutions of the social protection system, which belong to the common property of the territorial communities of Poltava region, ensuring their funding is the subject of study by the Standing Committee. The commission also considers the implementation of regional programs: Comprehensive program of social protection and social security of the population of the region for 2013 – 2020; Employment programs of the population of Poltava region for 2018 – 2020. Poltava Regional Comprehensive Program is implemented in 28 areas and covers those that are not provided by state programs. The priority of the program is social support for participants of the anti-terrorist operation, the Joint Forces operation and family members of the dead (deceased) ATO / OOS participants by providing material assistance, sanatorium rehabilitation, payment of a monthly regional scholarship to children of victims of the anti-terrorist operation / OOS. A total of UAH 26,811.1 thousand was allocated to finance the main directions of the Comprehensive Program of Social Protection and Social Security of the population of the region, which is 51.9% more than in 2015. Provision of material assistance to ATO / OOS participants amounted to UAH 375.5 thousand, which is 86.4% less than in 2015. The implementation of the measures set by the Program has increased the level of social protection of certain categories of the population of the region. According to the monitoring of socio-economic development of the regions, compiled by the Ministry of Regional Development in 2018, Poltava region took 10th place in the ranking in the field of «Social Protection and Security».