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Our media team respond to the wide range of issues affecting the older people in our society to encourage greater awareness and campaign for change

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Up to 290,000 older people have lost a partner during COVID-19 pandemic

21 April 2021

Newcastle children send spring packs to local older people to challenge loneliness

31 March 2021

Independent Age survey reveals challenges faced by over-65s during pandemic

27 March 2020

New local service to help reduce loneliness coming soon to Barking & Dagenham and Havering

05 December 2019

Comment on UCL research on free bus passes for older people

02 May 2019

Updated response to government loneliness strategy

15 October 2018

Response to the government's announcement of a loneliness strategy

14 October 2018

Dermot O'Leary announces support for work to tackle loneliness

24 May 2017