Honcharov, M. V.Honcharov, A. V.2024-06-042024-06-042024Honcharov, M. V. The essence of the social policy of the state / Honcharov M. V., Honcharov A. V // Електронне наукове фахове видання «Юридичний науковий електронний журнал». № 3. 2024. Pp. 28–31.https://ela.kpi.ua/handle/123456789/67039In this work, the author examines some aspects of the essence of the social policy of the state. Special attention is paid to ways of improving and developing the existing model of state social policy in Ukraine. At the same time, the development of Ukrainian statehood and the development of market relations require the creation of an appropriate system of social protection for all sections of society without exception. This situation is caused by the general deterioration of the population's well-being in the conditions of socio-economic transformations during the transition to the market development of society, when a significant number of people are actually put on the edge of survival. Given the further increase in the effectiveness of legal regulation of social protection relations, it remains one of the primary tasks of the state and society. An important step on the way to its successful solution is a thorough study of the essence of the state's social policy. Social protection of the population is one of the defining directions of the state's social policy, the implementation of its social function. Even with the traditionality of social protection issues for branch legal sciences, a significant number of general theoretical aspects relating to the essence of social protection require careful rethinking and further constructive clarification. In this regard, the study of the theoretical and legal foundations of social protection is important for the successful solution of urgent problems related to the improvement of the current legislation, law-making and law-enforcement activities. After all, the level of social protection of the population is an indicator of the quality of life in society, the level of development of the state as a guarantor of human and citizen rights and freedoms. The standard of living of the vast majority of the population of Ukraine necessitates a reassessment of ideas about social policy, its content and methods of implementation. Today, the state is starting to evaluate the essence of social problems and its importance in solving them in a new wayuk: social policy of the statesocial protection of the populationstate policyrule of lawсоціальна політика держависоціальний захист населеннядержавна політикаверховенство праваArticlePp. 28–31https://doi.org/10.32782/2524-0374/2024-3/4351.84: 364.013 (477)0000-0003-4452-16520000-0002-2430-2789