Organizational and legal framework of control in the social welfare system in Ukraine at the present stage

An important aspect of the functioning of the social protection and welfare system in Ukraine today is the organization of State supervision and control. The article is devoted to the analysis of the organizational and legal regulation of control in the system of social protection in Ukraine at the current stage, under conditions of implementation by the Ministry of Social Policy since 2017 of the project «Modernization of the system of social support of the population of Ukraine» with the assistance of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The implementation of state control over compliance with the requirements of the legislation in this area is approved by the Concept of implementation of state policy on social protection and protection of children’s rights, adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in 2020. The article defines the concept, types and tasks of State control in the sphere of social protection.The subjects and objects of control in the field of social protection and social security and their functions are described. The main monitoring bodies in the area of social protection are the Ministry of Social Policy, the National Social Services Center, and the National Social Services Department in each province. The basic principles of State control are defined: targeting, effectiveness and legality. It has been established that the main instruments for monitoring and ensuring the proper functioning of the social protection system are: monitoring, control (supervision), verification, auditing, monitoring, evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of the provision of social services. The main types of control are defined: compliance with the requirements of the law in the provision of social support (payments from the State budget, social services); use of the State budget allocated for social support; observance of children’s rights, monitoring of the payment of social benefits, as well as monitoring the delivery of social services; in terms of timing – preventive, current and retrospective. The main normative documents regulating the control over the quality of social services, as well as the targeting of state payments and the efficiency of budget funds are presented. It is established that one of the main tasks for the effective implementation of state control in the field of social welfare will be the creation of a Unified information system of the social sphere in order to ensure maximum integration with state registers and databases. It is concluded that monitoring and evaluating the quality of social services, state control over the accrual and payment of social benefits is one of the key areas for improving the social protection system in Ukraine at the present stage