State policy considering socio-economic well-being in the elder people in the Irkutsk region

Introduction. Population aging creates new qualitatively different demand for socio-economic care. Since this phenomenon is dynamic and represents a rapidly emerging task, the state population policy needs to respond accordingly.

The purpose of the study. To assess the productiveness of the practice of applying regional legislation to ensure the socio-economic well-being in the elder people of the population of the Irkutsk region.

Materials and methods. The Irkstat provided materials compiling the database. We used accounting tables: 25_2PH — Population by sex and age. We chose 2014–2021 as the period of the study. As part of the study, we carried out the calculation of the indices of provision of social services in various forms, calculated per 1000 population. The integral indicator of efficiency was calculated.

Results. The volumes of social services rendered, implemented in various forms, change dynamically. This process is evidenced by the change in the indices showing the amount of the provided social services for the study period of 2014–2021. The index of providing social services at home increased from 23.6 per 1.000 people to 27.9, while the volume of services provided in a stationary form decreased from 8.5 to 7.8 per 1000 people. After analyzing the approaches of the authorities to the implementation of the requirements established by the current legislation, we concluded that the observed fluctuations in the volume of assistance are primarily related to the implementation of the principles of performance-based budgeting.

Research limitations. The research materials are limited to the results of the analysis of data from regional projects for 2019–2024: “Social support for the population”, “Social services for the population”, “Development and implementation of a program of systemic support and improvement of the quality of life of senior citizens (Irkutsk region)”, passports and plans of the departmental target program for 2019–2024 “Social services for the population of the Irkutsk region”.

Conclusion. In connection with the process of population aging, the state demographic policy to ensure socio-economic well-being is currently aimed at optimizing the spending of budgetary funds by redistributing the amount of assistance according to its forms by expanding hospital replacement technologies.

Compliance with ethical standards. The study does not require the submission of the opinion of the biomedical ethics committee or other documents.

Contribution of the authors:
Gaidarov G.M. — concept and design of the study, editing;
Alekseevskaya T.I. — concept and design of the study, editing, writing the text;
Sofronov O.Yu. — statistical processing, writing the text;
Kindrat D.O. — collection and processing of material, statistical processing, compilation of a list of references.
All authors are responsible for the integrity of all parts of the manuscript and approval of its final version.

Acknowledgment. The study had no sponsorship.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Received: June 15, 2023 / Accepted: October 18, 2023 / Published: February 28, 2025