Report explores extent of loneliness at work in the UK

A new report, authored by the British Red Cross and Campaign to End Loneliness for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Tackling Loneliness and Connected Community has launched today. It explores the extent on loneliness at work in the UK, how it’s changed since the Covid-19 pandemic and provides useful insights based on a unique population-wide…
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Tackling loneliness through the built environment

Make our future neighbourhoods less lonely places says Campaign to End Loneliness on World Cities Day Date: 31 October 2022 With new figures showing 3.8 million people in Britain are now chronically lonely, the design of our neighbourhoods can play an important role in tackling loneliness and helping people to connect, according to the Campaign…
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New analysis from Campaign to End Loneliness reveals people are more chronically lonely NOW than before Covid-19

  PEOPLE ARE MORE CHRONICALLY LONELY NOW THAN BEFORE COVID-19 ACCORDING TO NEW LONELINESS RESEARCH    New analysis of ONS data from the Campaign to End Loneliness in finds that between December 2021 and February 2022:  3.3 million people living in Britain were ‘chronically lonely’ (or felt lonely all the time) between December 2021 and…
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New analysis of ONS statistics on loneliness

Wednesday 22 December NEW LONELINESS FIGURES WARN OF CONTINUING IMPACT FROM COVID-19 ON LEVELS OF LONELINESS ACROSS BRITAIN  New analysis of loneliness data by the Campaign to End Loneliness published today found that  Levels of loneliness across Britain have still not returned to pre-Covid levels  3.3 million people (6.3%) said they were ‘chronically lonely’ during…
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Loneliness beyond Covid-19

News release Immediate release  Loneliness is going to be a serious issue beyond Covid-19, according to results of new survey from the Campaign to End Loneliness Majority of UK adults (71%) think that loneliness is going to be a serious issue beyond Covid-19 Risk factors for chronic loneliness, exacerbated by Covid-19, caused more demand for…
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Bereavement in the time of Covid-19

Learning about loss during lockdown – new bereavement guide to help charities supporting people who have been bereaved during Covid-19 16 June 2021  A new guide for voluntary organisations who are supporting people who have been bereaved during COVID-19 has been launched by the Campaign to End Loneliness. The guide, Bereavement in the time of Covid-19, brings…
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