Alone has fielded more than 50,000 calls to its support line since the pandemic hit

While 68% of callers to Alone's national support line are living alone, requests for assistance can incorporate areas including financial/legal, personal care, housing, support and befriending, and technology and safety/security. File picture

Alone has fielded more than 50,000 calls to its National Support Line service since the arrival of Covid-19 in Ireland in March last year.

The organisation, which supports older people, said it had supported an increasing number of people in need over the course of the pandemic.