Trebling in referrals of isolated and lonely older people to housing charity

Referrals of isolated and lonely older people to the housing charity Alone trebled last year.

Trebling in referrals of isolated and lonely older people to housing charity

The organisation’s annual report also revealed an increase in applicants with higher needs, including dementia, poor physical health and mental illness, and domestic and elder abuse.

The report comes amid growing concern, voiced by Alone and other groups, about the specific difficulties faced by many elderly people in the current housing crisis.

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