摘要：The relevance of the study lies in the essential role of the social services sector in matters of sustainable economic development. The purpose of the article is to analyze the allocative efficiency of the activities of the social service entities. The methodology of allocative efficiency makes it possible to identify a model of the organizational and economic mechanism of the social services sphere, which implements the tasks of the most efficient use of limited resources. The research results show higher efficiency of government institutions, higher volume of services provided and lower costs per client. This feature is due to the relative mass of service and low costs for the provision of stationary premises, the use of a tender procurement system.
