social security

Essence, classification and functions of social services in Ukraine

Formulation of the problem. The extensive social policy of Ukraine, inherited from Soviet times, in particular due to the manifestation of the state’s concern for its citizens by providing a large number of benefits, subsidies and social advantages without taking into account the financial capabilities of the budget, poses a threat to the economic stability of Ukraine.

Peculiarities of legal support of the social state functioning

In the article features of legal maintenance of functioning of the social state are considered. The necessity of concretising the definition of the concept "social state" is substantiated. The analysis of normative and legal acts regulating social security issues was carried out and it was proposed to develop and to adopt the Law of Ukraine "On Social Security" by taking into account the peculiarities of existing threats.