Constitutional law on social security: individual problems of law enforcement practice (on the example of a monthly allowance in connection with the birth and upbringing of children)

The article describes the shortcomings of the legal regulation of the procedure for making a decision by the authorized body on the appointment (refusal to appoint) a monthly allowance in connection with the birth and upbringing of a child. The author examines the history of the introduction of social support measures in the form of monthly payments for families with children aged 8 to 17 years, analyzes the legislative changes that occurred in December 2022 on the issue under study. Based on the problems of calculating the average per capita family income identified in the analysis of law enforcement practice, which, despite the amendments made in the legislation, have not been eliminated to date, the final part of the article makes proposals to adjust certain provisions of the rules established at the federal level governing the procedure for assigning and paying monthly allowances in connection with the birth and upbringing of a child.