The analysis of the definition of the concept "social security of the territorial community" shows that there is no its normative definition in Ukraine. Authors outlined the social security of the territorial community as its state, which ensures the protection of vital interests of the territorial community and its effective functioning and sustainable development. The basic requirements for the provision of social security rights are set out in the International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights, the European Social Charter (revised), the Constitution of Ukraine, the relevant internal social standards, the Statutes of the territorial communities. However, today's social security systems are largely aimed at guaranteeing a certain level of quality of life, but do not take into account the behavioral component of the territorial community as a social system, the priorities of sustainable development, and therefore require additional study and improvement. Social security is a component of national, economic security. An analysis of changes in the legislation and regulatory framework of Ukraine during the last years testifies that the social component of national security in legislation is somewhat offset. The Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine "On the Concept (Fundamentals of State Policy) of National Security of Ukraine", the Law of Ukraine "On Fundamentals of National Security of Ukraine" (which are invalid nowadays) positioned the social doctrine as an integral part of the state national security policy. The Law of Ukraine "On National Security of Ukraine" does not explicitly provide for the obligatory social component of the state national security and defense policy, nor does it necessitate the development of an appropriate strategy (doctrine) of social security. Understanding of social security of a territorial community exclusively as the protection of social rights and freedoms of its members is limited and requires a wider interpretation taking into account the subject-object status of a territorial community in the system of socio-economic relations. 

social security of territorial communities, resources, regional policy, national security, criteria