Social Risks as a Factor of Regulation of the System of Social Protection of the Population in Ukraine

Abstract

The article classifies social risks into traditional and non-traditional and their impact on the regulation of the so cial protection system in Ukraine. The modern problems of financing the sphere of social protection of the population in Ukraine are revealed and the ways of their overcoming are outlined. The dynamics of arrears of wages in Ukraine and the dynamics of real disposable income of the popula tion of Ukraine for 2005-2018 are presented. It is proved that one of the significant obstacles to the effective imple mentation of social policy in our country is the insufficient level of its financial support in combination with irrational planning, distribution and inefficient use of available fi nancial resources. Respondents’ assessment of the degree of impact of traditional and non-traditional social risks on the social protection of citizens is presented. It is deter mined that the progressive and dynamic development of Ukraine today can focus on the socialization of the eco nomic system with full consideration of the needs, interests of the population, its incentives for productive work to realize their own professional potential, comprehensive de velopment, receiving a decent reward for work.