Useful and informative web links:
‘Loneliness and isolation – understanding the difference and why it matters

Loneliness is not the same as social isolation. People can be isolated (alone) yet not feel lonely. People can be surrounded by other people, yet still feel lonely.
The distinction between these two concepts is often overlooked by policy makers and researchers, which makes it difficult to understand what can help people reduce their feeling of loneliness’.
Read the full AgeUk article here…
‘Loneliness and social isolation in the United Kingdom
- Over 9 million people in the UK – almost a fifth of the population – say they are always or often lonely, but almost two thirds feel uncomfortable admitting to it (British Red Cross and Co-Op, 2016)
- Over half (51%) of all people aged 75 and over live alone (ONS, 2010)
- Two fifths all older people (about 3.9 million) say the television is their main company (Age UK, 2014)’

Read more about the campaign here…
Linked to the above campaign The Baring Foundation funded the creation of this report.
Tackling Loneliness in Older Age – The Role of the Arts

You can view, print or download this full report in .pdf format here.