On measures of social support for large families (on the example of Orenburg region)

The relevance of the study is determined by the logic of the development of post-Soviet Russia and the special significance of the search for optimal methods and ways to implement social policy. The main objective of the article is to analyse the measures of social support for large families at the regional level. The study is based on comparative-functional, institutional and systemic methods that allow characterising and determining the significance of social support measures for families after the birth of a third child. The complex application of these methods enables understanding of the functional and dynamic features of measures of social support for large families at the regional and local levels. The main results of the study led to conclusion that social poli cy is one of the priority areas in the activities of the Russian state. It was revealed that large families occupy an important place in solving demographic problems, since the total birth rate is largely determined by the birth of a second and subsequent children in Russian families. It is demonstrated that active work is being carried out at the regional level in order to implement the privilege legislation of the Russian Federation to provide social support to large families. At the same time, there is a gap between the possibilities of various regions and local self-governments. It has been established that the implementation of social policy by the Ministry of Social Development of the Orenburg Region is carried out on the basis of the effective use of the financial resources of the federal and regional budgets in accordance with the obligations taken and the real possibilities for their implementation. Decline in the birth rate due to the outbreak of coronavirus infection is identified as the main social problem. Analysis of the information carried out in the course of the study indicates that significant financial support from the federal level is required. The study substantiates the necessity of the development and the legislative approval of additional measures of social support for large families both at the federal and regional levels, as well as expansion of the use of business opportunities, social partnerships and public formations.