“…However, it should be noted that the expenditure for this item has increased: in 2012 it was only 0.6%, while in 2013 the expenditure for social isolation increased to 1.2%, and in 2014 it increased to 1.7% of the total expenditure for social protection [2,3,8,9,10]. CONCLUSIONS Based on the study conducted the conclusion can be made that the total expenditure for social protection and social security in Ukraine is quite large, even compared to the developed European countries.…”