Features of the state policy in the field of social security for orphans and children deprived of parental care

Abstract

Background. Unfortunately, according to the Ministry of Social Policy, as of 2022, there were almost 70,000 orphans and children deprived of parental care in Ukraine, and about 10,000 children become orphans every year. Knowing that we are now living in a difficult time, a time of war, we understand that the number of orphans and children deprived of parental care will increase even more, so the state must provide every child with the necessary protection and care that is necessary for their well-being, taking into account her guardians or other persons responsible to her by law, and to this end take all appropriate measures to give the child the opportunity to develop comprehensively and adapt to life in society. Purpose: determine the specifics of providing state social assistance to orphans and children deprived of parental care. Methods: method of analysis, synthesis, comparative method and generalization, analysis of documents. Results: Depending on the form of state social assistance provided to orphans and children deprived of parental care, they can be divided into: 1) state social assistance provided in cash (full state support, scholarship, special scholarships, assistance for orphans and children deprived of parental care, reimbursement of daily expenses during vacations, one-time monetary assistance for graduates, etc.); 2) state social benefits provided in kind (housing, etc.). 3) Social patronage and social support as the main forms of social assistance to orphans and children deprived of parental care. Conclusion: state social assistance for children is awarded in monetary form to foster parents for each foster child and to adoptive parents for each adopted child, and in accordance with the legislation, the amount of state social assistance for an orphan child or a child deprived of parental care is 2.5 subsistence minimums for children of the appropriate age, for children with disabilities - 3.5 subsistence minimums. Keywords: an orphan child; children deprived of parental care; social patronage; social support.