СИСТЕМА БАЗОВОГО СОЦИАЛЬНОГО ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЯ В ФРГ (2005–2023 ГГ.)

Abstract

Ensuring the basic social needs of the population, especially the most vulnerable groups of society, is an important area of social policy. The paper is dealing with the study of basic social security in Germany in 2005–2023, identifying the structure and special system for providing social benefits to the population. The chronological scope of the research is defined by significant changes in the structure and legislative regulation of basic assistance. Since 2005, the Twelfth Book of the Social Code has come into force, regulating the allocation of the first element of basic social security – social assistance. It consists of livelihood assistance, basic security for old age and disability, health aids, care assistance, assistance in overcoming certain social difficulties and assistance in other life situations. In 2023, the second element of the system, unemployment benefits-2, was replaced by a citizen benefit. In the course of the research, the author came to the conclusion that the features of the basic social security system in Germany at the present stage of development are its continuous process of reform and adaptation to the challenges of modern times, annual indexation of payments in accordance with socio-economic development, modernization in accordance with demographic factor and expansion of categories of applicants for social benefits.