VE Day: Council duties under the Armed Forces Covenant
As we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Geoff Wild, Legal & Governance Consultant, looks at the duties of councils under the Armed Forces Covenant.
End-of-life care issues ‘still far too common’
21/12/2023 Issues faced by people receiving end-of-life care 70 years ago, including poverty and isolation, are ‘still far too common’, according to a new report. |
Holyrood announces £3.2m fund to tackle loneliness
25/07/2023 More than 50 projects that are tackling social isolation and loneliness in Scotland have received a share of a new multi-million-pound fund. |
Social prescribing support receives £3.6m boost
23/12/2022 More than £3.6m of Government funding has been awarded to the National Academy of Social Prescribing to support mental health and wellbeing. |
Loneliness-related mental health problems impact vulnerable communities
16/05/2022 Disparities in local funding mean that vulnerable citizens are lacking access to social resources that might provide mental health support, study reveals. |
Over 800 charities receive share of £4m fund to tackle loneliness
10/05/2021 More than 840 charities and community groups tackling social isolation have received a share of £4m to tackle loneliness, Government says. |
New study maps loneliness during the pandemic
08/04/2021 People living in areas with higher levels of unemployment were more likely to experience loneliness throughout the pandemic, according to new research. |
Report calls for a 'connected recovery' from pandemic
24/03/2021 Safer and more welcoming public spaces would help people reconnect post-COVID-19, MPs and peers have argued. |
Council uses satellite-powered app to spot loneliness
19/01/2021 Leeds City Council has become the first to adopt a satellite-enabled app to tackle social isolation and loneliness in urban areas. |
Government launches £7.5m loneliness package
23/12/2020 The Government has announced a £7.5m funding package to help tackle loneliness during the winter period. |
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Playing outside helps build ‘connected communities’, research says
17/03/2020 Researchers have called on local authorities to ‘recognise and value’ the contribution of residents who organise playing out sessions for children. |
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Handyperson Services ‘unsung heroes’ in supporting independent living
20/02/2020 A new report has called for the work done by Handyperson Services in keeping vulnerable people safe to be fully recognised by commissioners. |
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Local government sector guide to tackling loneliness launched
29/10/2019 Local authority leaders have joined forces to produce a guide on how to tackle loneliness for commissioners, service providers, councillors and others working in the sector. |
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£2m loneliness fund launched
15/10/2019 The Government has launched a new £2m fund to help support grassroots organisations at the frontline of tackling loneliness. |
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UK’s first Government fund to tackle loneliness launched
24/12/2018 The Government has launched a multi-million pound fund to help tackle loneliness across the country. |
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May announces £1.8m loneliness strategy
15/10/2018 Local authority leaders have welcomed the Government’s launch of a new loneliness strategy, but warned the funding will not be enough to deliver. |
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Libraries support people with mental health issues, say council chiefs
11/10/2018 Local government leaders have described how novel library services are helping people cope with a range of mental health problems. |
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‘Wake up’ to problem of loneliness, council chiefs say
01/12/2017 Council leaders have called on people to 'wake up' to problem of loneliness among the elderly which is putting an increasing burden on health and social care. |
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Half of UK parents suffer from loneliness, survey reveals
06/11/2017 More than half of UK parents suffer from loneliness, a children’s charity survey has revealed. |
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Charity finds one in eight people do not have close friends
01/03/2017 Local government leaders have called for loneliness to be recognised as a major public health issue following a report showing one in eight people have no close friends. |
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Half a million older people are ‘profoundly alone’, warns charity
06/01/2017 Half a million people over the age of 60 usually spend every day alone, leading to an increased demand on health services, according to new research by Age UK. |
