Solitary Non Employed Persons (SNEP) and the role of social enterprises in the UK

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380744
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Kanagawa University of Human Services
• Principal Investigator: YAMAMOTO KEIKO 神奈川県立保健福祉大学, 保健福祉学部, 教授 (20309503)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 孤立無業者(SNEP) / 社会的包摂 / 社会的企業 / 福祉ガバナンス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The findings obtained from the research "Solitary Non Employed Persons (SNEP) and the role of social enterprises in the UK" are as follows. First, SNEP is a phenomenon peculiar to Japan, which is hard to find in the UK as a social problem. Secondly, SNEP means middle-aged people who tend to withdraw themselves in their houses mainly, but in Japan and Britain there is a marked difference between the family care and the social security and therefore it is necessary to conduct structural analysis. Thirdly, the social security for working people in the UK is targeted in the welfare reform and it is important to note that work programme is linked to the benefits. Work programme is often left to private sectors including social enterprises. Fourth, it is necessary to guarantee labor rights in accordance with the Labour Law, instead of setting up so called “the second labour market”as a place for employment

Free Research Field

社会福祉学