Various social support instruments are currently regularly modified and updated in accordance with the demographic challenges of our time. Of particular relevance in connection with the observed demographic trends are government measures aimed at stimulating the birth rate and supporting families with children. The subject of the study presented in this article is the social support measures for single-parent families with children in effect in Russia as a whole and in the regions. The purpose of this study is to characterize the social support measures aimed at improving the well-being of both complete and single-parent families with children and currently implemented in Russia as a whole and in the regions. The study uses data from the Federal State Statistics Service concerning sets of measures within the framework of regional programs to increase the birth rate of all subjects of the Russian Federation; these data are analyzed and classified by the authors in accordance with the focus of the measures and their target audience. The result of the study is a list of relevant measures implemented in the regions of Russia. The materials contained in the work can be used to improve the system of supporting families with children and, in particular, regional programs to increase the birth rate.
Natalia Korobkova (Wed,) studied this question.