| Abstract [eng] |
A large family, which is understood quite differently, but is usually defined as a family with three or more children under the age of 18, as well as a single-parent family, is defined as a family consisting of one parent, usually a mother, raising children – is one of the most widely studied areas of family policy, which is an integral part of social policy. The problem of the research – the lack of knowledge about the living conditions of large and single-parent families and the state support provided to them. The object of the research – the living conditions and state support of large and single-parent families. Two research methods are used in the research: qualitative analysis of documents and statistical analysis of quantitative data. On the basis of a qualitative analysis of documents, based on the legal acts of the current version (see Appendix No. 1) and using the topic analysis method, the study allowed to analyse the state support provided to large and single-parent families: universal support for children, social support for children studying in schools, support for purchasing or renting housing, second degree state pension, state allowance compensation, family card of discounts and benefits, 50 percent discount for kindergarten, child support allowance, various social and complex services. On the basis of statistical analysis of quantitative data, based on the micro-data of the 2021 Statistical Survey of Household Budgets and 2020 Income and Living Conditions Survey and applying two research methods – descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression, the study helped to assess the living conditions of large and single-parent families: for large and single-parent families, the state support is only partially sufficient because a relatively significant number of large and especially single-parent families experience poverty. In both families, poverty is mostly determined by having a lower level of education. Both in the case of large families and single-parent families, most of the money is spent on food and non-alcoholic beverages. Large and single-parent families usually enough funds, for example, to frequently eat meat, fish or equivalent vegetarian food, change clothes that are not in the right condition, but usually there are not enough money to buy dental services, pay incidental expenses of 350 euros, etc. In addition, the average income from work and social benefits of the examined households do not always meet their needs. According to large families, their material well-being would improve if the average monthly amount of money reached about 1.5 thousand euros, according to single-parent families – approximately 1 thousand euros. In a common case, both families in question work a standard working time rate of 40 hours per week, but the majority have not had any job lasting more than half a year. |
