Under the procedural guidance of the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, the former Deputy Minister of Social Policy has been notified of suspicion of official negligence. He was the one who signed the payment acts for the development of the state system "E-social," which never became operational. He currently holds the position of advisor to the Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine.

In 2018, the Ministry signed a contract with a consortium of four companies to create an electronic platform that was supposed to consolidate all data on social payments, benefits, and subsidies. The contract value amounted to over 3.3 million USD.

During 2018–2019, the contractors received almost 23.7 million UAH of budget funds. However, the program turned out to be unusable - it did not meet the legal requirements and could not work with state registries. In 2021, the contract was terminated.

Auditors from the State Audit Office confirmed in 2024 that the tender was conducted with violations, and the proposals from the companies should have been rejected at the selection stage. The expertise confirmed that the state suffered losses of nearly 23.7 million UAH.

The funds for the creation of "E-social" were provided by the World Bank as part of the project "Modernization of the Social Support System for the Population of Ukraine." Now Ukraine has to return this money with interest.

The actions of the official have been qualified as official negligence that led to severe consequences (part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine as amended before 01.07.2020).

The investigation is being conducted by the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv under the procedural guidance of the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office and with the operational support of the Cybersecurity Department of the Security Service of Ukraine.

Note: According to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a guilty verdict of the court.