The Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness found that up to one in five Britons felt lonely regularly or always.
In response, the government published a strategy to tackle loneliness in England. This was accompanied by £11.5m to support community organisations to build stronger connections between citizens, including £1.5m earmarked for charities supporting young people - research last year found they are particularly at risk of feeling lonely (see in numbers).
A connected society: a strategy for tackling loneliness includes a range of measures for tackling the issue, including boosting mental health support, better education for school pupils and appointing a minister for loneliness to oversee joined-up policy.
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