FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The relevance of the work is due to the need for a scientific understanding of the problem of financial provision of measures aimed at the social inclusion of persons whose vulnerability is caused by the forced loss of their permanent place of residence due to the armed aggression of the Russian Federation. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the peculiarities of the use of financial instruments to ensure the social inclusion of internally displaced persons in Ukraine, to identify problems and outline the directions of development of these processes. The article defines the legal aspects of social support for various categories of internally displaced persons. The need and importance of financing the social protection needs of forced migrants for their integration at their new place of residence in Ukraine is substantiated. The types of assistance are characterized depending on the sources of financing. It was found that the sources of the formation of the necessary financial resources for the implementation of program tasks of social security of internally displaced persons are funds from the state and local budgets, non-state domestic support, funds from donor international organizations and governments of foreign countries. An assessment of the financing of the social protection needs of internally displaced persons and their provision of monthly targeted assistance in Ukraine was carried out. Attention is focused on the significance of Ukraine’s cooperation with international donors in the context of assistance to persons affected by hostilities. The types and conditions of providing material assistance to displaced persons at the expense of the funds of international organizations are characterized. Proposals regarding further use of financial instruments to ensure financial self-sufficiency of internally displaced persons in Ukraine are outlined.