SOCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS: PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFICIENCY

Abstract

Objective. The objective of the article is the study of the problem of implementation and effectiveness of social assistance provided to internally displaced persons in Ukraine. Methods. Solving the set tasks is carried out using such methods as the analysis and generalization of scientific, popular scientific literature and legal acts that provide certain material benefits to internally displaced persons in Ukraine. Results. The author substantiates and analyzes the effectiveness of social assistance provided to internally displaced persons and proposes to apply certain changes and additions to the current legislation, which regulates the procedure for calculating, determining and paying social assistance to internally displaced persons in Ukraine, namely to cancel certain norms that deprive internally displaced persons of their right to receive social assistance. First, to cancel Part 3 of Clause 7 of the Procedure for Providing Accommodation Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of March 20, 2022 No. 332 "Some Issues of Payment of Accommodation Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons", which provides grounds for refusing to provide social assistance to an internally displaced person if such person has funds in the deposit bank account(s) in the total amount exceeding UAH 100,000. Secondly, to cancel Part 4 of Clause 7 of the "Procedure for providing accommodation assistance to internally displaced persons", approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of March 20, 2022 No. 332 "Some issues of payment of accommodation assistance to internally displaced persons", which provides grounds for refusing provision of social assistance to an internally displaced person, execution by such person of a transaction for the purchase of non- cash and/or cash foreign currency (except currency received from charitable organizations or purchased for payment of medical (including rehabilitation, prosthetics) social and/or educational services), as well as bank metals for a total amount exceeding UAH 100,000. Thirdly, to cancel part 2 of paragraph 1 of the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "Some issues of support for internally displaced persons" No. 709 of July 11, 2023, which provides that the reason for refusing to provide social assistance to an internally displaced person is the departure of such a person abroad. In author’s opinion, such regulations firstly bring a negative economic effect, and secondly, they deprive internally displaced persons of material support in a very difficult time for them.