Current challenges and threats to the implementation of social policy under the conditions of marital state

The problems of the implementation of social policy are currently determined by the accumulated problem of the unreformed sector of the social sphere and the extremely negative impact of the martial law, which leads to an increase in the critical mass of people who need social assistance and effective solutions that can contribute to the implementation of social policy in accordance with current challenges and threats. This article focuses on identifying and structuring current challenges and threats to the implementation of social policy under martial law. It is established that, given the longterm nature of martial law, social policy is currently under the critical influence of pre2022 problems, which are exacerbated by a large-scale invasion, and the structuring of current challenges and threats that are characteristic of the current state of social policy implementation, given martial law, is an important and relevant topic for research. After all, today the issue of clearly fixing and structuring the current challenges and threats to the implementation of social policy in the conditions of martial law is acute. The purpose of the article is to define and structure the current challenges and threats to the implementation of the social sphere in the conditions of martial law. In the process of research, it was established that in today’s conditions, the implementation of social policy has significant limitations and barriers. Four groups of institutional restrictions are identified, which include the inconsistency of the legal framework; bureaucratic obstacles; insufficient coordination between various state authorities; low level of professional training of social workers. Three groups of obstacles to the effective implementation of social policy are also highlighted, namely: economic, political, and corruption. The main types of threats are identified, including: financial, social, technical and security, each of which creates a whole range of challenges. The following challenges have a high priority to be taken into account in the implementation of social policy: the problem of the state budget deficit, dependence on international donors, the increase in the number of people who need social protection, the decrease in the standard of living and the provision of housing, the further course of military operations and their intensity, internal instability. It was established that further research should be focused on finding effective tools that will allow, taking into account the existing risks and threats, to develop appropriate mechanisms for minimizing the identified threats and challenges for the effective implementation of social policy as quickly as possible.