UDC 336.14:314.17:364(477); JEL H55
Hrynchyshyn, I. M. (2018). Napryamy pidvyshchennya efektyvnosti vykorystannya byudzhetnykh koshtiv na sotsial'nyy zakhyst v Ukrayini: rehional'nyy ta mistsevyy vymiry [Increasing the efficiency of using budget funds for social protection in Ukraine: regional and local dimensions]. Rehional'na ekonomika - Regional Economy, 90 (4), 94-102. Retrieved from http://re.gov.ua/doi/re2018.04.094.php. [in Ukrainian].

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The article highlights strategic guidelines for increasing the efficiency of budget funds use for social protection at the regional and the local levels in Ukraine. Strengthening of the processes of regional differentiation of both the total local spending on social protection (social security) and the size of these payments per capita led to significant differences in the levels of financial security of people on a territorial basis. Given that the issue of proper funding of social protection and social security of the population is both the question of sufficient financial resources allocation to the sector and the mechanisms of allocation, priority measures in the context of reforming of the branch are to identify inefficient local spending and directing released funds for raising material support of people who find themselves in difficult circumstances. On the basis of the research, the author establishes common approaches to planning, allocation and financing incentives to avoid inefficient use of financial resources in terms of verification of benefits and recipients of benefits and, in the long term, a gradual replacement of such type of social protection as benefits with other (more socially fair) ones that would meet the basic purpose of social protection - providing material support to disadvantaged people. For reducing regional differentiation in terms of social assistance to low-income individuals, the priority is to develop mechanisms of targeting enhancement and large-scale policy of reintegration of these people to employment taking into account regional specifics. Leveling of differences in load and funding of bodies providing social services requires assessment of the needs in social services, taking into account regional differences of social services beneficiaries. It is designated that adjustment of the process of decentralization of social protection is to be focused on the delineation of responsibilities of local governments in provision of social services; administration of social services at the local level; transition from funding institutions to funding social services with the use of social order.

Keywords:

social protection, social privilege, social assistance, social services, region, budget resources, finances

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