The article is devoted to the study of the category of socially excluded youth. The urgency of the profession of social worker is noted. Defining and visioning a future social worker in social work, in choosing attractive socially significant areas of work with different categories of population requires quite deep knowledge and extensive scientific social information. As practice shows, the efficiency of work of the future social worker is not possible without the knowledge of regulatory documents.As a result of the analysis of the current legal framework for work of social workers with socially excluded youth, it is determined that the Ukrainian legislative field of social work has not yet been finalized. In Ukraine, the search for its own model of social protection of the population is still ongoing, the network of social services is being formed, which would correspond to the modern notions of social services, and the corresponding legal regulation of the activity of such services, the legislation on professional regulation of the activity of practical social workers is being developed. opportunities for partnership between the state and non-governmental organizations in the social sphere.Particular attention was paid to the Constitution of Ukraine and the Laws of Ukraine, which guarantee the timely provision of socially-pedagogical, material and rehabilitation assistance to socially excluded youth, as well as obtaining the necessary social services.It is proved that social workers, being interested in changes for the benefit of socially excluded youth, should know how to use the existing legal mechanisms of influence and increase the knowledge of the legal framework to achieve the well-being of all sections of the population.