Legal regulation of the system of social services for the population in modern Russia

Abstract

The article examines the issues of the modernization of the system of social services for the population in the framework of the implementation of the Federal Law «On the Basics of Social Services for Citizens in the Russian Federation.» The subject of the analysis is the legal norms governing the specifics of the provision of social services. The innovations in the service system that have occurred within the framework of the adoption of the new legislation of the Russian Federation are considered in detail. Positive changes in social policy required bringing the sphere of legal regulation of the system in line with the modern stage of the development of society. The important innovations are in the legislative requirements to the organization of social services, the parameters for assessing citizens in need, and the determination of per capita indicators for financing the services. However, along with positive aspects, in practice there are some shortcomings concerning, in particular, the imperfection of the delineation of powers between the Russian Federation and its constituent entities, the lack of legal norms on many social services, their clear normative quality indicators, shortcomings in the system for identifying those in need, problems of law enforcement in the sphere of implementation of certain forms of social services, etc. All these issues dictate the need for further improvement of some of its provisions, the introduction of innovative technologies in the field of social services to the population with the study and application of successful domestic practice and foreign experience, as well as further development of methodological and regulatory framework. The substantial component of the modernization of the system is services that increase the vector of social subjectivity of the needy categories of the population and ensure the improvement of their life and social comfort, and the fact that the institutionalization of the system of social services in the service sector contributes to the expansion of its capabilities in modern conditions.