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Solitary non-employed persons (SNEPs) is a new concept that refers to ‘non-employed persons who are aged over 20 and 59 or less, who are not married or engaged in study, who are normally completely alone or who do not spend time with people other than family.’ The number of SNEPs rapidly increased in the decade from 2000, reaching 1,620,000 as of 2011 in Japan. However, the tendency for people in their 20’s not to become SNEPs has weakened, and the isolation of young unmarried non-employed persons is becoming more serious. The increase in SNEPs may be a factor of social instability and fiscal burden, such as the further increase in welfare recipients, and urgent policy responses are required such as public programs for generating skilled supporters who can outreach to SNEPs.

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