Modern state policy of social protection of families with children and its consequences

Abstract

The work revealed objective trends toward slowing down the growth of the world's population. It has been proven that the demographic crisis has been going on for a long time in Ukraine. The main reason for the negative dynamics of the birth rate has been established - the deterioration of the economic situation in the country and the lack of financial stability in young families. It is indicated that fertility stimulation is based on the use of monetary and non-monetary approaches. The study proved that the birth rate directly depends on the economic component and the amount of state support for families with children. It was shown that during the period from 2005 to 2014, with the support and provision of state assistance at the birth of a child in the order of its increase at the birth of a second child, the birth rate increased more noticeably. The negative practice of assigning and paying the birth of a child allowance in a fixed amount, which does not take into account inflationary processes, is insignificant and significantly lower than the subsistence minimum shown. The main normative legal acts regulating the procedure for providing assistance at the birth of a child were identified, and attempts to change the legislation were studied (draft laws No. 3248 dated 03.20.2020, No. 5585 dated 26.05.21, No. 5585-2 dated 11.06.21, No. 5585-3 dated 14.06.21, No. 7044 dated 14.02.2022 "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On State Assistance to Families with Children"). It is emphasized that it is worth eliminating a number of problems of an organizational and managerial nature, as well as control in this area, the lack of a unified information and analytical system of social protection in Ukraine complicates effective planning and control over the targeted use of a significant number of payments to families with children. The need to restore human resources by stimulating the birth rate was emphasized along with the restoration of Ukraine's economic potential.