Loneliness more likely to affect young people

News - 3 October 2018

According to a recent study from the Office of National Statistics, young adults are more likely to feel lonely than older age groups.
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Information from the BBC announced that the research found that almost 10% of people aged 16 to 24 were “always or often” lonely – the highest proportion of any age group.

This was more than three times higher than people aged 65 and over.

Researchers suggest that older people might become more "resilient" to worries about loneliness.

There has been growing political interest in loneliness as a significant social problem.

The prime minister earlier this year set out plans to alleviate loneliness and "social isolation" - with a warning that millions of people were suffering from a lack of regular contact with others.

The research from the ONS, based on a survey of more than 10,000 adults, found that about one in 20 people always or often felt lonely.

To find out more you can read the whole article on the BBC website

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