Social security as an indicator of the social well-being of youth

The article deals with the relevant problems of research of social security as an indicator of social wellbeing of youth. It draws attention to the structure of social well-being and social security of young people, the objective and subjective aspects of this phenomenon. The interpretation of a number of methodological approaches to the study of social security is given. The specific requirements of young people to it are shown, including equal opportunities in obtaining social benefits (material and spiritual), health security, safety of personal self-realization, physical protection from illegal actions, environmental and political security. Frustration of the listed safety markers has a significant impact on the psychological tension and anxiety of young people.The main objective and subjective threats and risks to the social security of young people are listed and systematized. The study summarizes that the objective (modern challenges) and subjective factors (the attitude of young people) determine the need to change the content of the current state youth policy. It should be done in order to focus on taking into account the differential characteristics of modern young people and developing mechanisms for ensuring the social security of this demographic group.